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Bowl with Fish Motifs

first half 14th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 455
Ilkhanid-period potters in Iran imitated the range of green glazes of imported Chinese celadon wares, though they did not always succeed in duplicating their colors. This bowl is one of the more accomplished attempts. Its color, shape and decoration of three playful fish relate closely to wares produced in the kilns of Longquan, China during the Song period (960–1279).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bowl with Fish Motifs
  • Date: first half 14th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Iran
  • Medium: Stonepaste; molded and glazed
  • Dimensions: H. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
    Diam. 1 1/4 in. (28.6 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Gift of Mrs. Horace Havemeyer, in memory of her husband, Horace Havemeyer, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.60
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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