The 213 Artworks of media Ceramic and containing the word culture nariño, ceramic

Imported Chinese blue-and-white strongly influenced Middle Eastern ceramic traditions. This magnificent plate was produced in the great ceramic town of Ching-te-chen in southern China specifically for the Middle Eastern market. Near the beginning of the blue-and-white tradition, Middle Eastern merch...

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Made of white paste, white slip and transparent glaze, fifteen rectangular tiles form a map of Turkey. At the upper edge between two halved representations of the Turkish flag is a portrait of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk enclosed in a round medallion. In the lower corner in Ottoman script, /

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White paste, white slip, transparent glaze. Underglaze decoration in cobalt blue, turquoise, and manganese purple with black outlines. The rim is encircled by two black rings. The figure in the center seated on a horse is believed to be Saint George. The horse is brownish red and has a green saddle ...

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Plain rim, short convex neck with moulding flattened round body and two feet. Underglaze decoration in cobalt blue, yellow, green, manganese purple and brownish red with black outlines. The flask is carried by a strap which passes through the rectangular pierced lugs on the sides of the body. The ce...

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Fausto Melotti (Italy, 1901-1986) /

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This celadon bottle was reportedly handed down from the tomb of King Injong (17th king of Goryeo, r. 1122-1146). It represents the very highest quality of both color and shape of 12th-century Goryeo celadon, and is thus an essential artifact for studying the celadon ware of the period. This style wa...

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Plain rim, shallow body, ring base. White paste, white slip, transparent glaze. Underglaze decoration in cobalt blue, turquoise, dark green, yellow, manganese purple and brownish red, with black outlines. At the centre, a calligraphic inscription in the shape of a pitcher is surrounded by tulips and...

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Flourishing from about 800 to 1470 n the north coast of Peru, the Chimu were the main rivals of the more famous Inca, by whom they were conquered shortly before the Spanish arrived. The Chimu had a complex cultural and social structure, including skills in media such as pottery, weaving, and metalwo...

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The design on this bottle was created using a very painstaking technique in which grey-brown clay was coated with thick white slip and overpainted with black iron paint. Then, sections of the iron layer were scraped away to reveal a contrasting black-on-white design, which was then given a coat of c...

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