A LARGE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE BOWL AND DISH MADE FOR ZILL-I SULTAN

CHINA, DATED AH 1297/1879-80 AD

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A LARGE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE BOWL AND DISH MADE FOR ZILL-I SULTAN
CHINA, DATED AH 1297/1879-80 AD
The large hemispherical bowl with short foot, the dish of shallow rounded form, the surface of each extensively and finely enamelled with polychrome lotus sprays on a blue ground around cartouches depicting figural scenes alternating with gold cartouches with floral sprays, the bands of such decoration divided by bands of trellis motifs, the centre of the dish and two sides of the bowl with a gold painted roundel containing the names and titles of Zill-i Sultan, dish inscription slightly rubbed
Bowl 14 1/8in. (46cm.) diam.; dish 14½in. (36.9cm.) diam. (2)

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The nasta'liq inscription contained in the central roundel reads: Zill-i Sultan sultan Mas'ud amir zadeh yamin al-dawla amjad arfa ashraf hazrat Sa'd farmayesh 1297 (Ordered by Zill-i Sultan, sultan Mas'ud prince yamin al-dawla, most praiseworthy, most eminent, most noble, his lordship Sa'd).
Zill-i Sultan was the eldest son of Nasr al-Din Shah who held the post of Governor of Isfahan.

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