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Lustreware (Zarrin-fam) vs Slip-painted ceramics

زرین‌فام · سفال نقاشی‌شده با گلابه

Lustreware (Zarrin-fam): A ceramic decoration in which metallic oxides are painted onto a glazed surface and fired in a reducing kiln to produce a metallic sheen, associated especially with Kashan. Slip-painted ceramics: Earthenware decorated with coloured slips under a clear or tinted glaze, including early Islamic Nishapur-type wares and later village production such as Lalejin.

Side by side

Lustreware (Zarrin-fam)Slip-painted ceramics
Persian nameزرین‌فامسفال نقاشی‌شده با گلابه
CategoryCeramics · Lustre-painted ceramicsCeramics · Slip decoration
Materialsclayclay
Techniques—pottery-wheel
Regionskashanhamadan
Periodsseljuk, ilkhanid, safavidseljuk, contemporary
Motifseslimi-arabesque—
Current vitalityEndangeredLiving tradition

What they share

  • Materials: clay
  • Periods: seljuk

How to tell them apart

  • Slip-painted ceramics typically involves pottery-wheel.
  • The stated place of making is a useful clue, but never proof on its own.

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Disclaimer

This comparison is educational and built from entries still under review. It cannot confirm what a particular object is.