Zarrīn Fām; Biannual journal of Museum Studies

Zarrīn Fām; Biannual journal of Museum Studies

Narrative Analysis in the Illustrations of Ilkhanid's Lusterware Ceramics; With Emphasis on the Correlation between Text and Image in the Lusterware Ceramics Collection at the National Museum of Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Handicrafts Master's student. Research orientation.
2 PhD at Art Research, Lecturer at Birjand University Art Faculty
Abstract
Lusterware ceramics is one of the most important types of Islamic ceramics, which was produced most during the Seljuk and Ilkhanid eras. Different motifs were used to decorate this type of pottery in various periods from the beginning to the peak. Often, the motifs of these ceramics are accompanied by inscriptions, which give rise to the assumption that these inscriptions are probably a description of the image. In this research, we will examine the correlation between these images and texts in Ilkhanid lusterware ceramics. This correlation can be noteworthy because so far, this issue has not been examined with a focus on the content of the work and its correlation with the image. This research tries to examine the correlation between text and image in ceramics that have both text and image, to find similarities and differences that will probably make the research results significant. The information and data of this research have been collected based on written sources. The information collection about the desired ceramics is selectively from the lusterware works of the National Museum of Iran. This research is fundamental in terms of its objective, and in terms of its nature and method is historical-descriptive. The method of analyzing information is qualitative and descriptive-analytical, in order to answer these questions: 1- What role do the two elements of text and image play in Ilkhanid lusterware ceramics? 2- To what extent are each of the decorative elements of the inscription and the motifs engraved on the lusterware of this period related and synchronized? As a result, most of the texts and inscriptions on the studied ceramics are related to each other and concern lyrical and mythological subjects, and only a few of them are unrelated to each other.

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Volume 2, Issue 3
Volume 2, Issue 3 autumn and winter (2023-2024)
February 2024
Pages 17-34

  • Receive Date 21 September 2024
  • Revise Date 12 October 2024
  • Accept Date 18 February 2024
  • Publish Date 21 January 2024