Plate

Description

Plate of semiporcelain with painted decoration in bluish black under a clear glaze, with a design of a central circular medallion with figure surrounded by a border with radiating panels containing utensils and floral ornament, Chinese style: Middle East, Iran, c. 1600

Museum reference

A.1921.1243

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Plate

Production information

Iran, West Asia

Date

c. 1600

Style / Culture

Persian

Materials

Semiporcelain

Physical description

Semiporcelain; painted decoration in bluish black under a clear glaze

Exhibitions

• Artistic Legacies (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Artistic Legacies (29 Jul 2011 - 2018)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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