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This exhibition aims towards the widely usage of  the leafy greens on vessels throughout the times. The usage of leaves and other plants on pottery is stilled used today. The world is vast and there are many cultures upon cultures through the ancient times. From using them on ceramics to pottery, the usage of the plants on plates and jars is widely used technique or way of decorating whatever we make at a potter class.

The Imported Cobalt-on-White Bowl is an Islamic earthenware; painted in blue over an opaque white glaze. This type of porcelains was made as an imitation of Chinese porcelains. The painted leaves on the bottom of the bowl are more of a painted than the having put down some leaves and glazing them over it (1). The Jar with Four Lug Handles is also another Islamic piece of earthenware with blue painted on opaque white glaze. The Abbasid artists would often use the techniques that were developed in the imitation of the Chinese stoneware bowls and other vessels. The leaves on the sides are giving the feel of more realistic leaves but the lines are much more thicker (2). The Kamares jar is from the Middle Kingdom, the medium is potter with paint. This vessel could have been imitated in Egypt. This piece was originally three joined vessels with a loop handle.  The leaf markings looks more still than curving naturally with the jar. The leaves become slightly smaller as it tapers down but not small enough to see dimension.

Sources:

1.       https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/449543?deptids=14&amp;when=A.D.+500-1000&amp;ao=on&amp;ft=Islamic&amp;offset=120&amp;rpp=40&amp;pos=127

2.       https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/448694?deptids=14&amp;when=A.D.+500-1000&amp;ao=on&amp;ft=Islamic&amp;offset=160&amp;rpp=40&amp;pos=169

3.       https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/545718?ao=on&amp;ft=aegean&amp;offset=0&amp;rpp=40&amp;pos=4

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Artist Unknown
(9th-10th century)
Earthenware; painted in blue on Opaque white (tin)glaze

Attributed to Iraq or western Iran. Excavated in Iran, Nishapur
The MET Museum
Ceramics
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/449543?deptids=14&amp;when=A.D.+500-1000&amp;ao=on&amp;ft=Islamic&amp;offset=120&amp;rpp=40&amp;pos=127

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Title: Imported Cobalt-on-White Bowl

Geography: Attributed to Iraq or western Iran. Excavated in Iran, Nishapur

Medium: Earthenware; painted in blue on opaque white (tin) glaze

Dimensions: Overall:
H. 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm)
Diam. 8 7/16 in. (21.5 cm)
Base:
Diam. 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm)

Classification: Ceramics

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1939

Accession Number: 39.40.6

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Imported Cobalt-on-White Bowl | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Title: Imported Cobalt-on-White Bowl Geography: Attributed to Iraq or western Iran. Excavated in Iran, Nishapur Medium: Earthenware; painted in blue on opaque white (tin) glaze Dimensions: Overall: H. 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm) Diam. 8 7/16 in. (21.5 cm)Base: Diam. 3 11/16 in.

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Artist Unknown
(9th century)
Earthenware; painted in blue on opaque white glaze
Ceramics
Attributed to Iraq, probably Basra. Found in Iran, near Susa
The MET Museum

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/448694?deptids=14&amp;when=A.D.+500-1000&amp;ao=on&amp;ft=Islamic&amp;offset=160&amp;rpp=40&amp;pos=169

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Dimand, Maurice S. A Handbook of Muhammadan Art. 2nd rev. and enl. ed. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1944. p. 170, ill. fig. 105 (b/w).

Jenkins-Madina, Marilyn. "Islamic Pottery: A Brief History." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New Series, vol. 40, no. 4 (Spring 1983). no. 4, pp. 6-7, ill. (color).

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Jar with Four Lug Handles | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Dimand, Maurice S. A Handbook of Muhammadan Art. 2nd rev. and enl. ed. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1944. p. 170, ill. fig. 105 (b/w). Jenkins-Madina, Marilyn. "Islamic Pottery: A Brief History." Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New Series, vol. 40, no. 4 (Spring 1983). no. 4, pp.

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Artist Unknown
(1920-1640 B.C.)
Dynasty 12-13
Potter, paint
Middle Kingdom
From Egypt, Memphite Region
The MET Museum

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/545718?ao=on&amp;ft=aegean&amp;offset=0&amp;rpp=40&amp;pos=4

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1994. Pharaonen und Fremde : Dynastien im Dunkel. Vienna: Eigenverlag der Museen der Stadt Wien, cat. 236.

Ny Carlsberg Glyptothek Bagh, Tine 2015. "Imported Pottery." In Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom, edited by Adela Oppenheim, Dorothea Arnold, Dieter Arnold, and Kei Yamamoto. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, pp. 178-79, no. 114C.

Yamamoto, Kei 2015. "Comprehending Life: Community, Environment, and the Supernatural." In Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom, edited by Adela Oppenheim, Dorothea Arnold, Dieter Arnold, and Kei Yamamoto. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, p. 189.

O'Connor, David B. 2015. "An Expanding Worldview: Conquest, Colonization, and Coexistence." In Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom, edited by Adela Oppenheim, Dorothea Arnold, Dieter Arnold, and Kei Yamamoto. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, p. 163.

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Kamares jar | Middle Kingdom | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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1994. Pharaonen und Fremde : Dynastien im Dunkel. Vienna: Eigenverlag der Museen der Stadt Wien, cat. 236. Ny Carlsberg Glyptothek Bagh, Tine 2015. "Imported Pottery." In Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom, edited by Adela Oppenheim, Dorothea Arnold, Dieter Arnold, and Kei Yamamoto. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, pp.