细节
A MINA'I POTTERY CAT
CENTRAL IRAN, CIRCA 1200
Crouching on flat base, the head with pricked ears, long nose and irregular eyes, the thick body with moulded legs, a vertical spout with loop handle rising from the neck, the rump with small double spout, the white ground decorated with natural features, human figures, harpies and arabesques within blue-outlined panels, the main spout with black arabesque band, base with repaired break, Japanese fitted wooden box
5in. (12.8cm.) high; Base 7in. (17.8cm.) long