Lot Essay
The commissioning inscription panel translates: "Made for the parties (bazm) of His Highness Mawlawi 'Abd al-Latif Khan Bahadur in 1292/1875-76".
The smaller one on the opposite side describes this bowl as "the attempt of Aqa Muhammad Husayn Shirazi".
The larger cartouches in the upper register contain a Persian poem in three couplets in praise of 'Abd al-Latif. The small cartouches with which these alternate contain eight of the beatific names of God.
This bowl was made in the same year, 1875-75, as a bowl presented by the same individual, Aqa Muhammad al-Husayn al-Shirazi, to the Maharaja of Gwalior in this sale (lot 207). It is very likely that the individual mentioned here, 'Abd al-Latif Bahadur Khan, was a dignitary at the court of Gwalior.
The smaller one on the opposite side describes this bowl as "the attempt of Aqa Muhammad Husayn Shirazi".
The larger cartouches in the upper register contain a Persian poem in three couplets in praise of 'Abd al-Latif. The small cartouches with which these alternate contain eight of the beatific names of God.
This bowl was made in the same year, 1875-75, as a bowl presented by the same individual, Aqa Muhammad al-Husayn al-Shirazi, to the Maharaja of Gwalior in this sale (lot 207). It is very likely that the individual mentioned here, 'Abd al-Latif Bahadur Khan, was a dignitary at the court of Gwalior.