A Kubachi blue, black and white dish, Safavid Persia, 17th century

of shallow round form with a wide, everted rim, on a thin foot, composed of fritware painted with cobalt blue and black outlines against a white ground, under a transparent glaze, decorated with a stylised floral pattern, the exterior with blue lines, small drill hole to foot for hanging

In overall good condition, intact, some craquelure to surface consistent with this type of glaze, as viewed.
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