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Mina'i Bowl with Horsemen, Seated Figures and Harpies, and Pseudo-inscription around the Exterior
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Functional objects raised to the level of art through luxurious and imaginative manufacture offer a glimpse of the privilege enjoyed by members of the court and the wealthy merchant class. These bowls were decorated in a costly technique known as minaʾi (enameled) that required multiple firings in the kiln to ensure a range of colors. With precise application of a varied palette, minaʾi gave to ceramics the expressive potential of the book arts.
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
Sarah C. Sears collection Boston MA (by 1935) by descent; to her daughter Mrs. J. D. Cameron Bradley Boston MA (1935-1936) gift; to Fogg Art Museum 1936.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Sarah C. Sears Collection
Title: Mina'i Bowl with Horsemen, Seated Figures and Harpies, and Pseudo-inscription around the Exterior
Description:
Functional objects raised to the level of art through luxurious and imaginative manufacture offer a glimpse of the privilege enjoyed by members of the court and the wealthy merchant class.
These bowls were decorated in a costly technique known as minaʾi (enameled) that required multiple firings in the kiln to ensure a range of colors.
With precise application of a varied palette, minaʾi gave to ceramics the expressive potential of the book arts.
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