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Lot Essay
The peacock motif, set to one side as here, derives from a Chinese prototype of which a number of approximately similar but no precise antecedants can be found (Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, London, 1986, no. 565, p. 402 dating from the mid 14th century; op.cit no.645, p.438 and also John A. Pope, "Chinese Influences on Iznik Pottery: a re-examination of an old Problem", Islamic Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1972, pl.15d both dating from the mid or late 15th century).
The history of fifteenth century pottery has was re-ordered by the
publication of a cross-disciplinary study in 1996 which combined the
study of historical sources, stylistic analyses of the wares, and the
petrographic analyses of the materials used (L. Golombek, R. Mason and G. Bailey, Tamerlane's Tableware, Toronto, 1996). Blue and white pottery is divided into groups and, in most cases, then attributed to different centres. This piece uses different densities of cobalt blue to give an extra level of texture to the design in certain areas. This feature, and the form of the dish, make Nishapur the most probably origin.
The history of fifteenth century pottery has was re-ordered by the
publication of a cross-disciplinary study in 1996 which combined the
study of historical sources, stylistic analyses of the wares, and the
petrographic analyses of the materials used (L. Golombek, R. Mason and G. Bailey, Tamerlane's Tableware, Toronto, 1996). Blue and white pottery is divided into groups and, in most cases, then attributed to different centres. This piece uses different densities of cobalt blue to give an extra level of texture to the design in certain areas. This feature, and the form of the dish, make Nishapur the most probably origin.