Vase (France), ca. 1881 (CH 18620491)
Summary
Tall cylindrical vase of greenish-brown transparent glass. Flat base, with swelling lower section, curved inward to semi-round collar of applied glass. Above collar rises elongated cylinder, slightly flattened and with pronounced curve. Rounded lip, with cut reveal. Lower body section enameled with stylized flowers in black, blue, and gold, surrounding lozenge-shaped reserve panel with enameled and gilded depiction of Persian warrior on horse, against azure blue ground. Upper portion of body with diagonally placed band of enameled decoration extending from base collar to lip; painted with blue letters against black stripes: "Rien Sans Amour," in pseudo- Kufic script.
Influenced by exotic artifacts brought back from the Middle East through both conflict and trade with the Ottoman Empire, Early Renaissance painters embellished their work with complicated patterns and eastern-style scripts in an effort to create an "oriental" atmosphere, especially with regard to persons or scenes from the Holy Land. Eastern Kufic script was a particularly ornamental style of calligraphy dating from the 11th century, whose design lent itself well to borders.
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