Harvard Art Museums > 2002.50.64: Bowl with Three Figures and Checkered Trees Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Bowl with Three Figures and Checkered Trees , 2002.50.64,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/165404. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2002.50.64 Title Bowl with Three Figures and Checkered Trees Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 12th-13th century Places Creation Place: Middle East, Iran, Kashan Period Seljuk-Atabeg period Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/165404 Physical Descriptions Medium Fritware painted with luster (copper and silver) over white lead alkali glaze opacified with tin Technique Lusterware Dimensions 8 x 20.5 cm (3 1/8 x 8 1/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Mansour Gallery, London, 1972], sold; to Stanford and Norma Jean Calderwood, Belmont, MA (1972-2002), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2002. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art Accession Year 2002 Object Number 2002.50.64 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description On this bowl a single figure is shown seated in the middle, with two smaller figures on the sides. The hand gestures and eye contact of the trio suggest that they are engaged in a meeting; the trees between them hint that it is taking place in a garden setting. The rendering of the trio’s physiognomy and richly patterned garments is typical of luster and minai wares from Iran, as is the checkerboard foliage of the trees. The scalloped segments above and below the figural scene are filled with thick, undulating vines, defined in reserve against a gold ground. Around the inner rim runs an angular pseudo-inscription.The exterior of the bowl is decorated with double vertical lines and loose scrolls. The bowl has been put back together from several pieces, with only minor losses. Its pale-yellow luster surface has no sheen. Published Catalogue Text: In Harmony: The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art , written 201332 Bowl with three figures and checkered trees Iran, Seljuk-Atabeg period, 12th–13th century Fritware painted with luster (copper and silver) over white lead alkali glaze opacified with tin 8 × 20.5 cm (3 1/8 × 8 1/16 in.) 2002.50.64 On this bowl a single figure is shown seated in the middle, with two smaller figures on the sides. The hand gestures and eye contact of the trio suggest that they are engaged in a meeting; the trees between them hint that it is taking place in a garden setting. The rendering of the trio’s physiognomy and richly patterned garments is typical of luster and mīnāʾ ī wares from Iran, as is the checkerboard foliage of the trees. The scalloped segments above and below the figural scene are filled with thick, undulating vines, defined in reserve against a gold ground. Around the inner rim runs an angular pseudo-inscription. The exterior of the bowl is decorated with double vertical lines and loose scrolls. The bowl has been put back together from several pieces, with only minor losses. Its pale-yellow luster surface has no sheen. Ayşin Yoltar-Yıldırım Publication History Holly Salmon, "A Comparative Analysis of Lusterware from the Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, June 2003), Unpublished, pp. 1-54 passim Mary McWilliams, ed., In Harmony: The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art, exh. cat., Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2013), p. 190, cat. 32, ill. Exhibition History In Harmony: The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2013 - 06/01/2013 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
