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Garden Gathering

Object Name:
Tile panel
Date:
first quarter 17th century
Geography:
Iran, probably Isfahan
Medium:
Stonepaste; painted and polychrome glazed (cuerda seca technique)
Dimensions:
Panel with tabs: H. 41 in. (104.1 cm) W. 74 in. (188 cm) D. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm) Wt. 400 lbs. Each tile: H. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm) W. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
Classification:
Ceramics
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1903
Accession Number:
03.9c
  • Description

    At the center of this scene, a lady leans on a bolster pillow and languidly holds out a filled cup. Making somewhat immodest eye contact with the viewer, she displays burn marks, associated with mystics and lovers, on her lower arms. A male figure in European dress and hat, perhaps a merchant, kneels before her. The other figures offer refreshments and conversation.

  • Provenance

    From a palace pavilion built by Shah Abbas (1583–1627) on the garden avenue of the Chahar Bagh at Isfahan

    [ Louis Chardon, New York, until 1903; sold to MMA]

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