£1,875
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 658
Auction: 5 November 2021 at 10:00 GMT
on a splayed foot, with slightly flaring sides and upright rim, the external rim engraved with inscriptions in nasta’liq comprising the call on God to bless Muhammad and the twelve imams, the body decorated with an intricately detailed hunting scene depicting horsemen holding various weapons including spears, swords, and bows and arrows, a variety of prey and hunting dogs, all on a reserve of scrolling clouds, the body engraved with ‘Ja’far’ (owner’s or maker’s name), the base later inscribed with ‘The owner, Hasan bin Muhammad’
Note: The engraving of the hunting scene is of particularly high quality. For another similar-sized Safavid footed bowl, see Christie’s, Art and Textiles of the Islamic and Indian Worlds including works from the Collection of the late Simon Digby, 8 April 2011, lot 200 (sold for £3,000).