id:			95058
accession number:	1915.595
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.595
updated:		2022-02-07 23:26:28.101000

Dish, c. 1600. Caucasus or northern Iran. Fritware with underglaze design in black slip, Kubachi ware; diameter: 34.2 cm (13 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.595

title:				Dish
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creation date:			c. 1600
creation date earliest:		1550
creation date latest:		1650
current location:		116 Islamic
creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	Caucasus or northern Iran
technique:	Fritware with underglaze design in black slip, Kubachi ware
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: Diameter: 34.2 cm (13 7/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art of the Islamic World (Islamic art rotation)
	opening date:   2021-05-21T04:00:00
	<i>Art of the Islamic World (Islamic art rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (May 21, 2021-May 31, 2022).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Dikran G. Kelekian [1867-1951], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1915
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1915-
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fun fact: 
Because many of these vessels were found in peasant houses in the town of Kubachi in the Caucasus, the name "Kubachi" ware was given to the entire group.

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wall description: 
This type of pottery is named after a town in the Caucasus, a region between the Black and Caspian Seas that encompasses modern-day Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, and parts of southern Russia, where many of these objects were found. However, it is likely that Kubachi wares were produced in northwestern Iran using fritware, a ceramic that incorporates large amounts of crushed quartz into white clay. The use of black slip to paint designs under a turquoise glaze is striking and highlights the free-flowing floral motif.
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IMAGES

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