Lot 7
A TALL KASHAN BLUE AND WHITE STRIPED POTTERY JUG
PERSIA, 13TH CENTURY
Auction: 09 December 2026 from 14:00 GMT
Description
of periform on a slightly flaring short foot, a moulded raised ridge around the neck, decorated in blue on a white ground with vertical thick lines under a transparent glaze, remains of iridescence over the surface of the jug, with its original Japanese box
Dimensions
22cm high
Provenance
Formerly, Japanese art market.
Footnote
The decoration is a precise pattern of alternating cobalt blue and white stripes that encircle the body. The neck of the jug is further adorned with a simplified motif of three repeating dots within a lined border, which may represent a stylised floral or geometric design, emblematic of the abstracted motifs favoured in Kashan ceramics. The use of underglaze cobalt blue in such striking patterns is typical of the Seljuk period, when Kashan was at the height of its artistic achievement.