Octagonal bowl

White glazed with 4 vertical irregular dark blue glaze splashes on wall which carries large naskhi inscription of good wishes and smaller signature in Kufic, both in relief, against arabesque backgrou nd. Below 10 leaves in sunken field, framed by arabesques. Glaze on outside mostly corroded. Iridescence on inside & outside. Broken but reset: 2 small pieces missing. Hasan al-Kashani, signed.

Maker(s)
Artist: Hasan al-Kashani
Historical period(s)
Saljuq period, late 12th century
Medium
Stone-paste; molded decoration under transparent glaze with blue splashes
Dimensions
H x W: 11.7 x 15.2 cm (4 5/8 x 6 in)
Geography
Iran
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1955.9
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Bowl

Keywords
Iran, iridescence, kufic script, naskh script, Saljuq period (1037 - 1300)
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

White glazed with 4 vertical irregular dark blue glaze splashes on wall which carries large naskhi inscription of good wishes and smaller signature in Kufic, both in relief, against arabesque backgrou nd. Below 10 leaves in sunken field, framed by arabesques. Glaze on outside mostly corroded. Iridescence on inside & outside. Broken but reset: 2 small pieces missing. Hasan al-Kashani, signed.

Published References
  • Oriental Ceramics: The World's Great Collections. 12 vols., Tokyo. vol. 10, pl. 272.
  • Robert J. Charleston. Islamic Pottery. Masterpieces of Western and Near Eastern Ceramics, vol. 4 Tokyo and New York. pl. 51.
  • Richard Ettinghausen. Medieval Near Eastern Ceramics in the Freer Gallery of Art. Washington and Baltimore. p. 18.
  • Dr. Esin Atil. Ceramics from the World of Islam. Exh. cat. Washington, 1973. cat. 22, pp. 56-57.
Collection Area(s)
Arts of the Islamic World
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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