SIGNED MIRZA 'ABD AL-JAWWAD, QAJAR IRAN, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

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A LARGE FIGURAL POTTERY TILE PANEL
SIGNED MIRZA 'ABD AL-JAWWAD, QAJAR IRAN, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Inspired by the Chehel Sutun Safavid fresco in Isfahan, composed of twenty polychrome tiles, depicting a courtly scene with a prince and his courtiers being waited upon and entertained by servants, musicians, and dancers, the border with a continuous scrolling tendril, with two medallions with cursory inscriptions, one marked 'amala Mirza 'Abd al-Jawwad, the other [..] ustadh Muhammad (?) Ibrahim, the tiles fixed with brass studs, in old wood frame
32 ¾ X 45 ¼in. (83.2 x 115cm.)

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Lot Essay

The scene on this Qajar tile panel is directly inspired from the famous murals in the Safavid palace of Chehel Sutun, Ispahan. These paintings depict rulers such as Shah Tahmasp and Shah 'Abbas II receiving foreign dignitaries such as the Mughal emperor Humayun. Dancers and musicians entertain the rulers, as visible on the present piece.

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