A turquoise blue glazed and black conical bowl Kashan, central Iran, 12th-13th...
A turquoise blue glazed and black conical bowl
Kashan, central Iran, 12th-13th century
The black painted decoration consisting of a radial, pseudo calligraphic decoration, each quarter with knot and birds, a wide register with a bold scrolling leafy tendril above, the exterior with free brushstrokes resembling loose vegetal sprigs, light iridescence
19cm. diam.
Provenance: Spinks, late 1960's; with Stephen Keynes OBE, 1927-2017
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A turquoise blue glazed and black conical bowl
Kashan, central Iran, 12th-13th century
The black painted decoration consisting of a radial, pseudo calligraphic decoration, each quarter with knot and birds, a wide register with a bold scrolling leafy tendril above, the exterior with free brushstrokes resembling loose vegetal sprigs, light iridescence
19cm. diam.
Provenance: Spinks, late 1960's; with Stephen Keynes OBE, 1927-2017