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Title

Bowl with Rope-Curtain Design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Stoneware bowl with stamped rope-curtain design covered by a white slip and colorless glaze. A stylized inlaid chrysanthemum blossom decorates the center of the bowl, surrounded by a band of petals.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

15th century

Accession Number

2004/1.263

Medium and Support

stoneware with white inlaid and stamped decoration under colorless glaze

relevance

rank 29.75734

Primary Keywords

bowls (vessels)

ceramics

pattern (design element)

stoneware

Title

Phulkari (woman's head covering) with peacock designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Punjab

Physical Description

This is a red cloth covered with geometric patterns and abstract forms in the shape of peacocks. The designs and peacocks are multicolored and depicted in a repetitive format with the birds arranged in five columns and nine rows.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1st half of 20th century

Accession Number

2003/2.57

Medium and Support

white, green, magenta, and indigo silk floss embroidery on madder-dyed cotton

relevance

rank 29.13712

Primary Keywords

cloth

embroidery

india (nation)

motifs

pattern (design element)

peacocks