$fichier_ppal2="Bottle with a landscape"; $numero=10; ?> include("include/donnee_rub5.php"); ?> include("include/header.php"); ?>
This type of pear-shaped bottle with a tapering neck is often represented in Safavid miniatures. The shape of the body, divided into six beveled panels, distantly echoes – in ceramics – that of metal pieces produced in India during the Mughal period.
The vegetal decoration on Safavid lusterware displays a certain stylistic unity: the vegetal repertoire features flowering tufts of a rather indeterminate nature alongside irises, carnations and sometimes trees. It is highly probable that the emergence of naturalistic floral motifs on these ceramics was due to the influence of Mughal textile designs.