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A fine Kashan white ware pottery bowl, Persia, Late 12th century
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
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Description
of deep rounded form with high straight walls and everted rim on a low unglazed foot, the sides with a frieze of vertical lobed cartouches with pierced separations, surmounted by an inscription band, with blue-splashed decoration in the white glaze, with customised Japanese wooden box
Provenance
ex-Japanese private collection
Condition
The glaze with cracquelure and iridescence, a small area has hairline cracks at the top edge where it has been broken and restored, two small chips to rim of foot, as viewed.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Inscriptions
bi'l-yumn was al-bara [k] a was al-salama wa al-shafa'a wa al-nusra wa al-ni' [m] a wa al-rahma...wa al-baqa li-sahibihi
'With Good-fortune and Blessing and Well-being and (Prophet's) Intercession and Victory and (God's) Grace and Mercy...and Long-life to its owner'
This inscribed moulded bowl is an excellent example of Iranian ceramic production of the Medieval age, demonstrating the desire of twelfth-century Iranian potters to create vessels with extremely thin pierced walls, achieving an almost translucent effect. Bowls of this kind were pierced before firing and glazed over afterwards. This example can be compared with a similar calligraphic bowl in the Louvre (inv. no. MAO 2016).