NORTH IRAN, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

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A KUBACHI POTTERY DISH
NORTH IRAN, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
With sloping rim on short foot, the white interior with a central brown-outlined roundel containing a veiled woman wearing a chequered robe and holding in her left hand a single fruit, around her floral sprays, the cavetto plain, the blue rim with oval cartouches, each containing a floral spray, the exterior with single band around foot and rim, intact
13 1/8in. (33.2cm.) diam.

Provenance

Japanese private collection since 1980s

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Lot Essay

The young woman represented in this dish, with her chequered dress and veil, closely resembles an example in the Louvre (inv.27780, Istanbul, Isfahan, Delhi. 3 Capitals of Islamic Art. Masterpieces from the Louvre Collection, Istanbul, 2008, no.93, pp.216-217). The figures in both the Louvre dish and ours are depicted carrying a pomegranate in their left hands. The pomegranate is a fruit often depicted because of its numerous symbolic associations. See lot 391 for a short discussion on the pomegranate.

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