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Lot Essay
Inscription:
Below the rim, a call on God to bless Muhammad and the 12 Imams and the Nadi 'Ali quatrain
In two cartouches, in one a benedictory inscription in Persian sa'adat qarin bad u dawlat rafiq 'May happiness be a companion and fortune a friend'; the other owner's inscription 'abduhu sharif bin aqa jamal qabani 'His (i.e. God's) servant Sharif bin Aqa Jamal Qabani'
The dervish’s kashkul, or begging bowl, often bears inscriptions and supplications in Arabic and Persian, as is the case with the current example. It also generally takes one of two forms. The first form is oval made from, or imitating in wood or metal, a coco-de-mer. The second form is a long boat shape as is the case here. This form is notable for the lack of an obvious hanging device, something which A.S. Melikian-Chirvani suggests is because they were derived from wine boats and were intended to be drunk from as such (‘From the Royal Boat to the Beggar’s Bowl’, Islamic Art, Vol. IV, 1991, pp. 3-111, p. 28). Although the boat form of kashkul was popular in the Timurid period (Sotheby’s London, 20 April 2016, lot 124), Melikian-Chirvani illustrates a group of Safavid examples similar to ours in form and design dated to the late sixteenth century (ibid, figs. 54-64, pp.95-99). A brass Safavid boat-shaped kashkul of comparable design to the present example was sold in these Rooms, 27 April 2004, lot 97.
Below the rim, a call on God to bless Muhammad and the 12 Imams and the Nadi 'Ali quatrain
In two cartouches, in one a benedictory inscription in Persian sa'adat qarin bad u dawlat rafiq 'May happiness be a companion and fortune a friend'; the other owner's inscription 'abduhu sharif bin aqa jamal qabani 'His (i.e. God's) servant Sharif bin Aqa Jamal Qabani'
The dervish’s kashkul, or begging bowl, often bears inscriptions and supplications in Arabic and Persian, as is the case with the current example. It also generally takes one of two forms. The first form is oval made from, or imitating in wood or metal, a coco-de-mer. The second form is a long boat shape as is the case here. This form is notable for the lack of an obvious hanging device, something which A.S. Melikian-Chirvani suggests is because they were derived from wine boats and were intended to be drunk from as such (‘From the Royal Boat to the Beggar’s Bowl’, Islamic Art, Vol. IV, 1991, pp. 3-111, p. 28). Although the boat form of kashkul was popular in the Timurid period (Sotheby’s London, 20 April 2016, lot 124), Melikian-Chirvani illustrates a group of Safavid examples similar to ours in form and design dated to the late sixteenth century (ibid, figs. 54-64, pp.95-99). A brass Safavid boat-shaped kashkul of comparable design to the present example was sold in these Rooms, 27 April 2004, lot 97.