International Business Management
ISSN: OnlineISSN: Print 1993-5250
Abstract
Blue and white pottery is one of the boldest types in the history of mankind’s pottery. These works belong to Ming period (1368-1644 AD) in China and Safavid period (1501-1722 AD) in Iran. Performed studies have revealed a long history of business and cultural relations between Iran and China which had significant effects on Iran’s art. Existence of several similarities between Iran’s and China’s blue and white pottery is a witness of these effects. This study tries to provide an answer to this main question that how the form and content relationships between Iran’s and China’s blue and white pottery are explainable according to the process of intercultural relations? Therefore, the purpose of this research is to reveal the nature of intercultural relations between the aforementioned regions as well as analysis of form and content relationships between artworks of these regions. In terms of nature, this study is an analytic-comparative study based on an intertextuality approach. According to comparisons and analyses of studied subjects, it was concluded that upon introduction of a Chinese text to Iranian culture, an Iranian potter was faced with an element from another culture. Therefore, the Iranian artist decided to translate the Chinese text according to his nation’s cultural atmosphere. Finally, he formed a blue and white pottery that was completely independent from its Chinese counterpart. In fact this pottery was the reflection of Iranian culture, identity and soul. Explanation of this conclusion shows the necessity of this research and recognition of these relations and developing their artistic characteristics signify the importance of researchers’ work.
How to cite this article:
Bahareh Heidari Venicheh and Iman Zakariaee Kermani. Explanation of Iran and China’s Intercultural Relations in the Context of Safavid and Ming Blue and White Pottery.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/ibm.2016.1876.1885
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1993-5250/ibm.2016.1876.1885