Bowl with Birds
Ilkhanid dynasty (1256–1353), Late 13th/early 14th century
Medium
Fritware painted with gray and white slips under a transparent glaze
Dimensions
H: 10 cm; Diam:21.3 cm (H: 4 in. Diam: 8 1/2 in.
Classification
bowl
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
69763
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
This bowl belongs a group of ceramics known as Sultanabad wares, named after the city in western Iran. Although these wares were found in Sultanabad, their origins of production are not certain, but their decorative schemes often illustrate the conflation of Chinese and Iranian visual motifs. The phoenix, depicted three times here, is a common motif of Mongol ceramics. Like the lotus flower depicted on another Sultanabad ware, the phoenix was imported from China, although they both lacked imperi...
About the Artist
Islamic
Islamic art, a profound visual tradition originating in the 7th century CE, flourished across vast territories from Spain to India under Muslim rule, encompassing architecture, ceramics, manuscripts, textiles, and metalwork produced by diverse artisans rather than a single named master. Drawing from pre-Islamic Sasanian, Byzantine, and late antique influences, its early development under the Umayy...