Dish with Two Intertwined Dragons, ca. 1640, Attributed to Iran, Kirman, Stonepaste; painted in blue under transparent glaze, H

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Dish with Two Intertwined Dragons, ca. 1640, Attributed to Iran, Kirman, Stonepaste; painted in blue under transparent glaze, H. 2 3/4in. (7cm), Ceramics, In the seventeenth century, Iranian imitations of Chinese blue-and-white export porcelain increased markedly. Using a stonepaste body instead of porcelain, Safavid potters synthesized Chinese Ming idioms with local tastes and created vessels such as this dish

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