Pear-Shaped Bottle with Birds, 17th century, Made in Iran, Stonepaste; polychrome painted under transparent glaze, H. 13 5/8 in.(34.6 cm), Ceramics, Like so many ceramics produced in Iran during the Safavid period, the style and decoration of this bottle demonstrates an attempt to emulate the highly-regarded Chinese porcelain. Vegetal forms akin to lotus flowers, and the use of underglaze blue and white indicate the Chinese influences
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Pear-Shaped Bottle, Birds, 17th century, Iran, Stonepaste, polychrome painted under transparent glaze, H, 13 5/8, 34.6 cm, Ceramics, ceramics produced, Safavid period, style, decoration, bottle demonstrates, attempt, emulate, highly-regarded Chinese porcelain, Vegetal forms, akin, lotus flowers, underglaze blue, white indicate, Chinese influences
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