lustre painting
Iraq
9th Century
Source: Jessica Hallett, "Imitation and Inspiration: the ceramic trade from China to Basra and back," Oxford University.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
clay, lead, tin
Preparation Steps
Lustreware production followed the development of blue-and-white wares. The technique involved applying metallic pigments (lustre painting) onto a pre-fired tin-opacified glaze. (p. 2, 4) The glazes of later polychrome and monochrome lustrewares were more consistent in their chemical composition than earlier experimental glazes, indicating a successful and reproducible recipe had been achieved. (p. 5)
Original Recipe Text
Lustreware production followed the development of blue-and-white wares. The technique involved applying metallic pigments (lustre painting) onto a pre-fired tin-opacified glaze. (p. 2, 4) The glazes of later polychrome and monochrome lustrewares were more consistent in their chemical composition than earlier experimental glazes, indicating a successful and reproducible recipe had been achieved. (p. 5)
Evidence
"white wares decorated in cobalt blue or lustre painting were determined to be geologically comparable to the Basran kiln material."
Remarks
Lustrewares produced slightly later than the early 9th-century blue-and-white wares have been found as far west as Portugal and as far east as Thailand. (p. 1) Scientific analysis of the clay fabrics confirmed that these luxury wares were produced in Iraq, specifically at Basra. (p. 2) A short-lived second production center may have existed at Samarra. (p. 2)
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
petrographic analysis
neutron activation (INAA)
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Verified
Metadata
Material Type
pigment
RegionIraq
Approx. Year850
Source Information
AuthorJessica Hallett, "Imitation and Inspiration: the ceramic trade from China to Basra and back," Oxford University.
CollectionBasran kiln material
Language
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