Tulip Vase
This multispouted vessel is often referred to as a tulip vase. Although its exact purpose in the Safavid milieu is unknown, it could have functioned as a container for holding tulip bulbs. As large quantities of Chinese blue-and- white porcelain vases in a myriad of shapes were imported to Iran and Europe in the seventeenth century, it is possible that they inspired locally produced variations.
Artwork Details
- Title: Tulip Vase
- Date: 17th century
- Geography: Made in Iran
- Medium: Stonepaste; painted in blue under transparent glaze
- Dimensions: H. 10 3/16 (25.9 cm)
Diam. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm) - Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1966
- Object Number: 66.107.1
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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