Alhambra Vase - Alhambra Vase

Japanese: アルハンブラの壺 - あるはんぶらのつぼ
Alhambra Vase - Alhambra Vase

…The most typical type of Hispano-Moresque pottery is polychrome luster-glazed pottery, with floral motifs, birds and animals, letters, and the coats of arms of noble families. In general, the designs became extravagant and complex, and the Alhambra vases from Andalusia, which were used to decorate palaces, are a typical example. During the Mamluk period (1250-1517), pottery with coarse reddish-brown clay and thick bodies was fired in Cairo, Egypt, and Damascus, Aleppo, and Homs, Syria, decorated with highly abstract geometric patterns, letters, arabesques, and the coats of arms of royalty and nobility. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Alhambra Vase" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…このイスパノ・モレスク陶器の代表的なタイプは多彩ラスター釉陶器で,草花,鳥獣,文字,名家の紋章などが,主文を構成した。概して,文様は豪華で複雑になり,特に宮殿の装飾に使われたアンダルシア産の〈アルハンブラの壺〉は,その典型的なものである。マムルーク朝(1250‐1517)時代には,エジプトのカイロ,シリアのダマスクス,アレッポ,ホムスなどで,赤褐色の粗い胎土と厚手の器体をもち,抽象性の強い幾何学文,文字,唐草,王侯貴族の紋章などで飾られた陶器が焼かれた。…

※「アルハンブラの壺」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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