@article { author = {Changiz, Sahar and Rezaloo, Reza}, title = {Symbolic Evaluation of Animal motifs in Nishapur pottery (3th - 4th century AH)}, journal = {Journal of Fine Arts: Visual Arts}, volume = {4}, number = {47}, pages = {33-44}, year = {2012}, publisher = {University of Tehran College of Fine Arts}, issn = {2228-6039}, eissn = {2538-5178}, doi = {10.22059/jfava.2012.24375}, abstract = {With the advent of Islam during the first half of the 7th century CE, pottery manufacture gradually started to change all over the Islamic world. At the beginning Iranian potters continued their pre-Islamic traditions, therefore; Nishapur potteries and their motifs can be seen as a link between two most flourishing eras in history of Persian art (pre and post Islamic period). The Samanids were probably one of the most important Persian dynasties in the eastern part of the Islamic world during the early Islamic period. Their realm included large centres like Samarkand (Afrasiab), Bukhara, Marv, Nishapur and Kerman. In ancient accounts of Nishapur was mentioned, it was one of the most important cities of Iran from ninth century to the thirteenth. There were some reasons for growing pottery duration of 3th - 4th century AH, one of them was patronage of Samani’s governors from art and artists. All calligraphic design, geometric and animate motifs in Nishapur pottery, have valuable background in history of Persian art, And Nishapur pottery show one of the most beautiful of human creativity: decoration with animal figures. These motifs have been matured in form, structure, aesthetics and theology basis, and they display people beliefs and faiths in that times. Since most of animal motifs in Nishapur pottery contain birds and their ornaments, in this paper we divided them in two categories: birds and non birds. There are some reasons for more attention to the representation of birds in Nishapur pottery: Diversity of species of birds in their environment, many birds such as Peacock, Phoenix, pigeons, parrots, and the Nightingale had symbolic meaning in pre and post Islamic period. The non bird motifs can be divided into four groups: _domestic animals that have a role in people's live; The animals was useful for people in those days and their existence was necessary; included horse, cattle, dog, goat, camel and fish. _some Animals are symbols of beauty and elegance such as horse, deer, goat. _Animals are symbols of ferocity and power like as leopard, cheetah and lion. And figures of fantastic animals have only a mytical role. Some signs of the mythical beasts like; tails with Palm leaf forms and plant forms, that are seen in birds, as well as non birds. In addition to structural analysis of every motifs, I described the symbolic meaning and direct impressibility from motifs of pre-Islamic period. Though past symbolism have been some what replaced by ornaments and rhetoric of Samani's style, but not only can we see repeat of symbols from pre-Islamic art, like as Sasani art, but also existence various symbolic meaning in animal motifs in the Nishapur pottery. The sources of the designs and decorations used in Nishapur, are from different religious symbols. Existence of anecdotes and moral-theology messages beside animals motifs were points that helped researcher to decode symbols of some motifs.}, keywords = {animal motifs,Nishapur Pottery,Samani Style,Sasani Art,symbol}, title_fa = {ارزیابی نمادین نقوش جانوری سفال نیشابور (قرون سوم و چهارم هجری قمری)}, abstract_fa = {سفالینه‌‌‌‌‌های نیشابور و نقوش آنها می‌توانند حلقه‌ی رابطی میان دو دوره از شکوفاترین دوره‎های تاریخ هنر ایران -پیش و پس از اسلام- محسوب شوند. حمایتِ حاکمان سامانی از هنر و هنرمندان، از مواردی بود که رشدِ سفالگری در نیشابور طی قرون سوم و چهارم هجری قمری، را موجب شد. همه‌ی نقوش نیشابور؛ کتیبه‎ای، هندسی و جاندار از پیشینه‌ی ارزشمندی در تاریخ هنر ایران برخوردار هستند و از زیباترین جلوه‎های خلاقیّت انسان در عرصه‌ی سفالگری نیشابور، طراحیِ نقوش جانوری است. این نقوش از نظر فرم، ساختار، مبانی زیباشناسی و اعتقادی تکامل زیادی یافته‎اند و نمایانگر باورها و اعتقادات مردم آن روزگاران است. باتوجه به اینکه بیشتر نقوش جانوری سفال نیشابور متعلّق به پرندگان و تزئینات وابسته به آنهاست، دراین مقاله، به دو دسته‌ی پرندگان و غیر پرندگان تقسیم شدند. ضمنِ تحلیلِ ساختاری هر نقش، مفهومِ نمادین و تأثیرپذیریِ مستقیم از نقوش ماقبل‌اسلام، نیز شرح داده شد. بااینکه تزیینات و قدرت بیانِ سبک سامانی، تاحدی جایگزین نمادگراییِ گذشته شده است ولی نه تنها تکرار نمادهایی از هنرِ پیش از اسلام، چون ساسانیان، بلکه حضور مفاهیم نمادین مختلفی را در نقوش جانوری سفال نیشابور می‌توان دید. وجود احادیث و پیام‌های اخلاقی- اعتقادی، کنار نقش جانوران، از مواردی بود که محقق را در گره‌گشاییِ نمادِ بعضی نقوش یاری کرد.}, keywords_fa = {سبک سامانی,سفال نیشابور,نقوش جانوری,نماد,هنر ساسانیان}, url = {https://jfava.ut.ac.ir/article_24375.html}, eprint = {https://jfava.ut.ac.ir/article_24375_2d818f15e5d9ac1778c8b28e5382a3ab.pdf} }