Three Cantonese export porcelain dishes made for Nasr al-Din Shah...
Property from the collection of Zill al-Sultan
Three Cantonese export porcelain dishes made for Nasr al-Din Shah Qajar (reg.1848-1896)
China, one dated AH 1297/ AD 1879-80
each of shallow form, elaborately decorated in gilt and polychrome on a white ground with a central roundel bearing a landscaped water motif and a bird, the upper cusped medallion containing an inscription-filled cartouche surmounted by two lion and sun motifs, a crown above, further panels and cartouches with birds and floral motifs
24.5 and 20.8 cm. diam. (3)
Provenance
Prince Masoud Mirza Yamin al-Dawla Zill al-Sultan (1850-1918), and thence by descent.
Inscriptions: to the large dishes al-sultan bin al-sultan bin al-khaqan bin al-khaqan nasir al-din shah qajar, 'The Sultan son of the Sultan son of the Ruler son of the Ruler, Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar'; to the other al-Sultan ibn al-Sultan Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar AH 1297/AD 1879-1880.
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Property from the collection of Zill al-Sultan
Three Cantonese export porcelain dishes made for Nasr al-Din Shah Qajar (reg.1848-1896)
China, one dated AH 1297/ AD 1879-80
each of shallow form, elaborately decorated in gilt and polychrome on a white ground with a central roundel bearing a landscaped water motif and a bird, the upper cusped medallion containing an inscription-filled cartouche surmounted by two lion and sun motifs, a crown above, further panels and cartouches with birds and floral motifs
24.5 and 20.8 cm. diam. (3)
Provenance
Prince Masoud Mirza Yamin al-Dawla Zill al-Sultan (1850-1918), and thence by descent.
Inscriptions: to the large dishes al-sultan bin al-sultan bin al-khaqan bin al-khaqan nasir al-din shah qajar, 'The Sultan son of the Sultan son of the Ruler son of the Ruler, Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar'; to the other al-Sultan ibn al-Sultan Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar AH 1297/AD 1879-1880.
