Handled Jug
CulturePersian
Dateearly 14th century
MediumSultanabad ware, slip painted
Ceramic
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/8 × 4 9/16 inches (16.19 × 11.59 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number35-31/3
On View
Not on viewCollections
Exhibition HistoryEchoes: Islamic Art and Contemporary Artists, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, August 31, 2013-April 27, 2014, no cat.
Spotted leopards move through dense, leafy underbrush in the painted decoration of this small jug. The jug was produced during the period after foreign Mongol rulers had taken control of Iran. Mongol-period works are characterized by their bold, loose painting style, use of dark colors and thicker, heavier vessel forms. The dark greenish brown, cobalt and turquoise slip used in painting the decoration appears to replicate the appearance of earlier Islamic lusterwares.
With Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York, by March 22, 1935 [1];
Purchased from Kevorkian by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1935.
NOTES:
[1] Letter from J. C. Nichols, Nelson-Atkins Trustee, to Kevorkian, March 22, 1935, Nelson-Atkins Archives, RG01/01, Director's Office Records: Paul Gardner, 1932-53, Box 1, Folder 23, Kevorkian 1932-50.
The William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art and Mary Atkins Museum of Fine Arts, The William Rockhill Nelson Collection, 3rd ed. (Kansas City, MO: William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art and Mary Atkins Museum of Fine Arts, 1949), 172, (repro.).
Information about a particular artwork or image, including provenance information,
is based upon historic information and may not be currently accurate or complete.
Research on artwork and images is an ongoing process, and the information about a
particular artwork or image may not reflect the most current information available to the Museum.
If you notice a mistake or have additional information about a particular artwork or image,
please e-mail provenance@nelson-atkins.org.
