The Museum with no Frontiers states that the Abbasid period is when the first distinctly Islamic style of ceramics was developed. This arose from the desire to create objects that imitate Chinese porcelain. Through this experimentation– for the Abbasids did not have the exact same materials as the Chinese– new glazing and decorating techniques were […]

I disagree with the statement “It is not until the Abbasid period that a distinct type and style of ceramic ware emerged that can be distinguished technically as ‘Islamic’.” As we see in Abbasid ceramics, the styles of past dynasties has not completely disappeared from the Islamic decorative canon. The Abbasids ruled from Central Asia […]

In the history of Islamic art, the Abbasids play an important role in the standardization of many Islamic artistic media. It is claimed that “it is not until the Abbasid period that a distinct type and style of ceramic ware emerged that can be distinguished technically as ‘Islamic.’” To some extent, this claim is true. […]

The claim that “It is not until the Abbasid period that a distinct type and style of ceramic ware emerged that can be distinguished technically as ‘Islamic’” is only proved to a certain extent by the ceramics in the Abbasid exhibition. There are some ceramic pieces in the exhibition that show definitely have “Islamic” characteristics […]

The curators of the on-line Abbasid exhibition claim that, “It is not until the Abbasid period that a distinct type and style of ceramic ware emerged that can be distinguished technically as ‘Islamic’.” I believe that the ceramics featured in the exhibition support this claim. The exhibition shows multiple different types of ceramics from the […]

       The Abbasid Dynasty, which rose to power in 750 AD and lasted for half a century, united Arab and non-Arab communities through a rise in wealth and trade. This new wealth and trade also provided for an increase in art production, especially in ceramics. Therefore, it was in the Abbasid period, as […]

“It is not until the Abbasid period that a distinct type and style of ceramic ware emerged that can be distinguished technically as ‘Islamic’.” The curators argue their point by illustrating the shift from pre-Islamic characteristics in art and more specifically ceramics to the style that we today consider to be “Islamic.” First discussing the […]