Abbas Akbari is an award winning Iranian ceramicist and sculptor, based at the University of Kashan, and a member of the International Academy of Ceramics. He has been able to revive ancient and medieval lustre techniques by consulting historical Persian literature and artefacts.
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Abu Zayd, Master Potter and Poet of Kashan by Farida Ali
The inhabitants of Kashan a town in Northwestern Iran have long produced pottery for thousands of years. Its fine clays and elaborate system of underground water channels (qanat) made the region an ideal setting for this craft. Further, Kashan and its surrounding areas are blessed with the deposits of silica, bentonite and even kaolin that… Continue reading Abu Zayd, Master Potter and Poet of Kashan by Farida Ali
Ceramic Arts of the Islamic World
Islamic potters working as early as the ninth century in the heartlands of Arabia, discovered innovations in design and production of ceramics that centuries later were adopted by their Chinese and European counterparts. It was Islamic potters that created the ‘blue-on-white’ aesthetic that came to have a long lasting influence on the production of Chinese export… Continue reading Ceramic Arts of the Islamic World