light blue with dark blue rim; six black flower-like designs on outside; six additional (more elaborate) black designs inside, separated by dark blue lines with dark blue circle at center; foot and base unglazed; has black box with tan lining

Bowl with ‘Willow Tendril’ designs, c. 1200

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On View in Gallery 243expand_more

A great number of blue and black painted bowls employing radiating panels filled with willow tendril designs like this one have been archaeologically dated to between 1204 and 1215. This type of ware has been shown to originate from Kashan, an important ceramic center in western Iran that, between 1175 and 1225, produced a remarkable variety of luster, underglaze, and overglaze painted wares. Similar Kashan bowls occasionally show inscriptions drawn from Persian literature in the bands radiating from the center like the black and white example shown to the left.

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Bowl with ‘Willow Tendril’ designs
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98.234
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light blue with dark blue rim; six black flower-like designs on outside; six additional (more elaborate) black designs inside, separated by dark blue lines with dark blue circle at center; foot and base unglazed; has black box with tan lining