Plotnick Ceramic Collection Minai

From kashan was able to describe the minai technique in his treatise on ceramics from 1301 he noted that the type was no longer produced.

Plotnick ceramic collection minai. Blue and turquoise are under the glaze while the overglaze consists of black red and brown accented with gold details. A polychrome minai enamel handled cup from the latter half of the turco persian seljuq period 1040 1307 most probably from kashan a significant centre of ceramics production during this time where potters moulded fired and painted both minai and lustreware works. Minai pottery pieces are considered some of the most remarkable creations of the persian ceramic masters of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. See more ideas about pottery islamic art ceramics.

This handsome book presents over one hundred works from the unparalleled harvey b. Plotnick collection and documents the extraordinary achievements in islamic pottery from the 9th to 14th centuries. Out of print renowned for their technical inventiveness variety and beauty islamic ceramics first began to flourish in the medieval period. Edward warburg new york.

Wolfram koeppe et al. While kashan reemerged as a ceramics center and high quality lusterware was produced once again colorful minai ware had evidently gone out of fashion. Plotnick collection art institute of chicago by oya pancaroglu isbn. 9780300119435 from amazon s book store.

Decorative arts volume xv. Although abu al qasim al kashani i e. The metropolitan museum of art in association with princeton university press 2012 p. Medieval islamic ceramics from the harvey b.

In 1993 harvey b. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Renowned for their technical inventiveness variety and beauty islamic ceramics first began to flourish in the medieval period. This handled cup rises from a short foot and widens to a spherical body which tapers towards its neck at.

On the motif of the six pointed star or seal of solomon see perpetual glory. This jug used six colors. کاسه مینایی کاشان حدود 1220 میلادی قطر 14 سانتیمتر a fine and rare kashan minai bowl persia circa 1220 ad of rounded form with slightly everted rim on a short foot painted in blue green orange. Since selling the book company he founded to tribune co.

This handsome book presents over one hundred works from the unparalleled harvey b. Plotnick has developed a reputation as one of the world s leading collectors of medieval islamic ceramics. Medieval islamic ceramics from the harvey b.