lustre pigment

Iran
21th Century
Source: Basodan, Z. (2024). Chapter 2: Contextual Review. PhD Thesis, page 29-48.
Recipe Details

Ingredients

lustre pigment

Preparation Steps

The artist utilizes the traditional reduction lustre technique, which involves applying lustre pigments to already fired glazes and then refiring them in a reducing atmosphere (low oxygen) to create a metallic sheen. Akbari specifically uses this to apply calligraphic styles to bowls (p. 40).

Original Recipe Text

The artist utilizes the traditional reduction lustre technique, which involves applying lustre pigments to already fired glazes and then refiring them in a reducing atmosphere (low oxygen) to create a metallic sheen. Akbari specifically uses this to apply calligraphic styles to bowls (p. 40).

Evidence

"Akbari is also a skilled calligrapher, as he applies his own calligraphic style using lustre pigment on thrown bowls (Fig. 16, right)."

Remarks

Abbas Akbari imitates designs and shapes of historical Persian wares from the 12th-14th centuries. He is one of the few contemporary experts in the traditional reduction lustre technique (p. 40).

Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
traditional reduction lustre technique
Certainty Level
Probable
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
Paper Typethrown bowls
RegionIran
Approx. Year2050
Source Information
AuthorBasodan, Z.
CollectionIranian
Language
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