#fritware

[arthistoryanimalia]

#WorldLionDay 🦁:

Blue Container in the Form of a Seated Lioness

Persian, 1100-1300 CE

Fritware glazed in transparent blue & luster-painted 

4 3/4 × 5 3/4 × 3 in. (12.07 × 14.61 × 7.62 cm)

Keir Collection of Islamic Art on loan to Dallas Museum of Art

[davidwfloydart]

Fritware tile panel, painted in blue, turquoise, and moss green under a transparent glaze. Turkey, Iznik; c. 1540 #turkishtiles #turkishtileart #bluey #blueandturquoise #fritware #glazedceramic #artworks (at Catalina Foothills, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpanx97JwHhatncI8bRYVF3xH_nSX7mlygYWoY0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[findlight]

Fritware jar, possibly Syrian or Iranian, 18th or 19th century. Painted with a pattern of fish in black enamel, under a greenish-blue glaze, 

[findlight]

Fritware bowl with moulded decoration in relief under a turquoise glaze, Rayy, 1150-1200.

[findlight]

Fritware bowl, originating in Rayy, Iran, circa 1200. 

Decorated with arabesque and equestrian designs in gold lustre over dark blue, turquoise and white glazed backgrounds.

[findlight]

Glazed fritware bowl, painted in gold lustre, possibly Kashan or Rayy, late 12th century-early 13th century.

[thatsbutterbaby]

Turquoise Bowl with Waterweed Motif.  Iran, Kashan / 13th. century.

[heaveninawildflower]

Moulded ceramic tile (Iran, mid-19th century).

The tile depicts four grandees associated with the court of Nasir al-Din Shah (reigned 1848–96) of the Qajar Dynasty (1785–1925). 

Image and text information courtesy Brooklym Museum.