id:			98300
accession number:	1917.977
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1917.977
updated:		2023-04-01 11:07:48.015000

Mina'i Beaker with Seated Princes, 1180–1220. Iran, Kashan, Seljuq period of Iran (1037–1194). Fritware with overglaze design, mina’i ware; overall: 13.3 x 12.3 cm (5 1/4 x 4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1917.977

title:				Mina'i Beaker with Seated Princes
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creation date:			1180–1220
creation date earliest:		1180
creation date latest:		1220
current location:		116 Islamic
creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	Iran, Kashan, Seljuq period of Iran (1037–1194)
technique:	Fritware with overglaze design, mina’i ware
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Ceramic
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 13.3 x 12.3 cm (5 1/4 x 4 13/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Persian Decorative Art
	opening date:   1952-01-15T05:00:00
	<i>Persian Decorative Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 15-March 16, 1952).

	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

	Purchased by the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust for the Cleveland Museum of Art
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1917-
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fun fact:
A band of Kufic runs around the outside of the rim and another one is around the inside of the rim.

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wall description:
Mina’i ware takes its name from the Persian word for <em>enamel.</em> It was a luxurious type of pottery and used enamel painting to create true polychrome ceramic for the first time. Mina’i ware frequently combines blues, greens, and purples with sharp black and red executed with precise control. Figural scenes are quite common for these vessels and often recall book illustrations including rows of seated court members, sometimes flanking an enthroned ruler, and princely scenes of hunting or falconry.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 705
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n129

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 212
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n236

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 212
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n236

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 268
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n288

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IMAGES

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