A pierced green-glazed pottery bowl, Eastern Persia, 12th/13th century

of deep rounded form on a short foot, the upper half with a band of pierced latticework and a flat rim, decorated with a green glaze, in a customised Japanese wooden box

ex-Japanese private collection

Published in Persian Pottery from the Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, the Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Aichi, Japan, 2007, p.29, pl.52.

In good overall condition, minor losses to glaze on the underside and interior well, some iridescence to the inner walls, an area of restoration to the underside, as viewed.
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The diamond-form piercings of this piece can be compared with the similar decoration of a ceramic lampstand that can be found in the Al-Sabah Collection, The Kuwait National Museum (see Watson 2004, p.319, cat.L.18).  This kind of decoration is reminiscient of the openwork found in many metal pieces of the Khurasani school, including lampstands and incense-burners.