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Dish with a Prophetic Hadith

A work made of fritware, painted in blue under a transparent glaze.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of fritware, painted in blue under a transparent glaze.

Date:

Qajar dynasty (1796–1925), dated 1238 AH/1822 CE

Artist:

Ibn Haji ‘Imad Ali
Iran

About this artwork

The color palette and naturalistic designs of this dish are a testament to the enduring influence of Chinese porcelain on ceramics of the Islamic world. This dish features floral decorations in a naturalistic Chinese style and the traditional blue-and-white color scheme. The central calligraphic motif of the dish, offering pious sayings, is written in Arabic script, but its shape recalls Chinese characters. Chinese influence on Islamic ceramics can be seen as early as the 9th century, and it continued well into the 19th century, as evidenced by this dish. On the exterior of the dish, the artist, Ibn Hajj ‘Imad Ali, signed his name and provided a date, 1822/1823 (converted from the given date of the Islamic calendar, 1238).

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Culture

Islamic

Title

Dish with a Prophetic Hadith

Place

Iran (Artist's nationality)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1822–1823

Medium

Fritware, painted in blue under a transparent glaze

Dimensions

4.6 × 28 cm (1 13/16 × 11 1/16 in.); Diam.: 28 cm (11 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Mary Jane Gunsaulus Collection

Reference Number

1913.326

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