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Bowl with historiated decoration and poetic inscriptions
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Bowl with historiated decoration and poetic inscriptions
Ira…
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Estimate €1,000 - €1,200
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Description
Bowl with historiated decoration and poetic inscriptions
Iran, Qajar art, 19th century
Polychrome enamelled copper decorated with Persian inscriptions in reserve on a white background. Flared on a small heel, the bowl is decorated on the outside with a succession of figured medallions depicting characters, sovereigns, heroes and fantastic animals, separated by blue and gold star networks. Inscribed cartouches identify certain scenes, including:
'Azîz of Egypt and Yûsuf'; 'Rustam and Isfandiyâr'; 'Shâh Salîm'; 'Shams al-Dîn Tabrîzî'; 'khâna-yi khumâr' ('tavern of drunkenness'); 'Shaykh San'ân'; 'Bâbâ Bayât'.
An inscription running beneath the outer lip indicates, in an obviously apocryphal manner, that the bowl was made in the year AH 532 (1137-1138) under the reign of a "Sultan Abû Sa'îd". The text is followed by verses borrowed from two ghazals by Hâfiz. Another inscription, placed around the inner base, repeats a Persian couplet.
Condition: accidents, wear and restorations.
H. 8.5 x D. 19 cm (3.3 x 7.5 in.)
A Qajar polychrome enamelled copper bowl with figural medallions and Persian inscriptions, showing legendary kings, heroes and fantastic animals - among them 'Aziz of Egypt and Yusuf, Rustam and Isfandiyar, Shah Salim, Shams al-Din Tabrizi, the khana-yi khumar, Shaykh San'an and Baba Bayat, Iran, Qajar period, 19th century.
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