Tamerlane's Tableware: A New Approach to the Chinoiserie Ceramics of Fifteenth- And Sixteenth-Century Iran (Islamic Art and Architecture)
The practice of imitating Chinese blue-and-white porcelain in Iran began in the Timurid period (c. 1370-1505). In 1949, Sir Basil Gray wrote ".. we do not unfortunately know much more about this period of Persian pottery and it remains notoriously elusive."
Attempts to distinguish wares actually made in Iran during the 15th century failed because they depended on analysis of the decoration alone. Idiosyncrasies of individual workshops could not be distinguished, and the dates of Chinese models could serve only as broad guidelines.
22.6cm x 29cm, 256 pages, Hardcover, 1996 (Condition: Very Good)
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