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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.
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95058
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Dish
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95058
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Dish
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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.
date
c. 1600
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en
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Q79476035
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Ceramic
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Diameter: 34.2 cm (13 7/16 in.)
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Caucasus or northern Iran
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1915.595
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Fritware with underglaze design in black slip, Kubachi ware
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Dish, c. 1600. Caucasus or northern Iran. Fritware with underglaze design in black slip, Kubachi ware; diameter: 34.2 cm (13 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.595
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Islamic Art
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Because many of these vessels were found in peasant houses in the town of Kubachi in the Caucasus, the name "Kubachi" ware was given to the entire group.
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Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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2026-05-29 05:04:33.923000
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95058
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Islamic Art
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Islamic Art
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Fritware with underglaze design in black slip, Kubachi ware
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