Bottle in the Chinese Style
first half of the 17th century
Object PlaceKirman, Iran
Medium/TechniqueComposite body (quartz, clay, and glass frit), painted in cobalt blue over white slip, covered with a clear glaze
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 30.8 x 15 cm (12 1/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Credit LineHelen S. Coolidge Fund
Accession number1997.182
On View
On viewClassificationsCeramics
Collections
Provenance1997, sold by Roland Yazhari, Hong Kong, to the MFA (Accession date: November 19, 1997)
Note: Yazhari obtained the bottle in Europe.
Note: Yazhari obtained the bottle in Europe.
17th century
late 17th century
17th century
17th century
early 14th century, probably 1310
early 13th century
second half of the 16th century
17th century
about 1600
1261–63 A.D./ 659–661 A.H.
1262 A.D./ 660 A.H.