Here’s a little BLUESDAY inspiration from our Arts of the Islamic World collection,

 Here’s a little BLUESDAY inspiration from our Arts of the Islamic World collection, currently on view in Infinite Blue.This dish dates to the Safavid period in Iran, when local potters were experimenting with ways to recreate Chinese blue-and-white porcelain for a domestic market. Without access to the materials required to achieve porcelain, fritware, a mixture of ground quartz, clay, and ground glaze, was developed. The blue decoration was executed in cobalt and the coiled dragon floating on a bed of flowers are yet another example of the influence of Chinese motifs.Posted by Rachel LewisDish Depicting a Coiled Dragon, late 17th century. Ceramic; stone paste, painted in cobalt blue under a transparent colorless glaze, Diam. 16 5/16 in. (41.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 11.33. Creative Commons-BY -- source link

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