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Fritware with underglaze design in black slip, Kubachi ware
Diameter: 34.2 cm (13 7/16 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.595
116 Islamic
This type of pottery is named after a town in the Caucasus, a region between the Black and Caspian Seas that encompasses modern-day Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, and parts of southern Russia, where many of these objects were found. However, it is likely that Kubachi wares were produced in northwestern Iran using fritware, a ceramic that incorporates large amounts of crushed quartz into white clay. The use of black slip to paint designs under a turquoise glaze is striking and highlights the free-flowing floral motif.