Pear-Shaped Bottle with Birds

17th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 462

Like so many ceramics produced in Iran during the Safavid period, the style and decoration of this bottle demonstrates an attempt to emulate the highly-regarded Chinese porcelain. Vegetal forms akin to lotus flowers, and the use of underglaze blue and white indicate the Chinese influences. The vessel's weighty shape is charmingly equated with the rotund pot-bellies of the birds.

Artwork Details

Overview

Provenance

Title: Pear-Shaped Bottle with Birds
Date: 17th century
Geography: Made in Iran
Medium: Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze
Dimensions: H. 13 5/8 in.(34.6 cm)
Diam. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of William B. Osgood Field, 1902
Object Number: 02.5.62
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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