Octagonal Bowl with Inscriptions
Hasan Al-Qashani
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Object Label
In addition to good wishes for the owner, this bowl’s inscription includes the name of the potter who made it: “Power and prosperity . . . good fortune and favor and dominion; the work of Hasan al-Qashani.”
Caption
Hasan Al-Qashani. Octagonal Bowl with Inscriptions, late 12th century. Ceramic; fritware, with carved and molded decoration under a cobalt blue glaze, 4 5/16 x 6 3/8 in. (11 x 16.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.89. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Artist
Title
Octagonal Bowl with Inscriptions
Date
late 12th century
Medium
Ceramic; fritware, with carved and molded decoration under a cobalt blue glaze
Classification
Dimensions
4 5/16 x 6 3/8 in. (11 x 16.2 cm)
Signatures
Signed: "Hasan al-Qashani"
Credit Line
Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number
86.227.89
Frequent Art Questions
What is fritware?
Fritware is a type of ceramic material similar to the ancient Egyptian faience. "Frit" is a finely ground, glassy substance often made from quartz. Potters add an oxide to the frit which functions as a "flux" and lowers the melting point of the frit. This mixture can then be melted into a more fluid state and formed into tiles or vessels like you see in our gallery.Fritware is stronger than traditional clay meaning that it can produce a greater variety of forms with thinner and more decorative walls. Fritware is also naturally white which, of course, takes color much more easily than a brown, earthenware body.
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