Samanid period

  Lot 8. A Samanid pottery bowl, Central Asia or North East Iran, 9th-10th century;  20.7cm diam. Price realised GBP 15,120 (Estimate GBP 12,000 – GBP 18,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2023 The white interior with a band of dark brown floriated kufic in the cavetto, bands of geometric decoration towards around the rim, repaired breaks. Provenance: With Nakashiba Shoji co. ltd., Tokyo, Japan, since early 1970s,With Gallery N. Osaka, Japan, by 1981 ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 12. Samanid period black kufic on white tin glaze slip, Nishapur, Ca. 10th century AD. Size: L:70mm / W:210mm ; 430g. Estimate £450-£900. © Apollo Art Auctions A nicely formed pottery bowl with its interior decorated with white tin glaze slip with black painted Kufic script. Nishapur was an ancient and medieval city in Iran, famous for its rich ceramic, glass and metalwork traditions, until it was destroyed by the Mongols in 1221. Provenance: Private London collection of Early Islamic Art -... [Lire la suite]

Detail, Bowl, F1957.24. © 2022 Smithsonian Institution As our experiences become increasingly mediated by digital technologies, direct sensory perception and appreciation of the world have become all the more important. The sound of a voice, the glimpse of a painting, the taste of food, the touch of fabric, the scent of a flower—all stimulate the senses. According to classical and Arab philosophy, the five outer senses—sound, sight, taste, touch, and smell—are directly connected to the inner senses that define us as human... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 252. Coupe en faïence à décor de coulures de glaçure verte, Irak abbasside, Basra, IXe siècle. Diamètre : 19,9 cm ; hauteur : 5,6 cm. Estimation :  2 000 € - 3 000 €. Courtesy Ader Large coupe sur pied circulaire en faïence à décor de quatre coulures de glaçure verte sur fond blanc. Restaurations. A splash-painted earthenware bowl, Abbasid Iraq, 9th centuryProvenance : Collection Philippe Magloire. Lot 253. Coupe en faïence à décor d’inscription bleue, Iran ou Irak abbasside,... [Lire la suite]

Jug with Kufic Inscription, Samanid period, Nishapur or Samarkand, 819-1005. 2002.50.91. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art © 2009 President and Fellows of Harvard College  Reddish earthenware covered in white slip and painted with black (manganese and iron) under clear lead glaze with handle: H. 10.6 x W. 12.2 x D. 9.4 cm (4 3/16 x 4 13/16 x 3 11/16 in.). Diam. of rim: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.).   Among the most impressive... [Lire la suite]

Bowl Inscribed with a Saying of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib', Nishapur, Iran, Samanid period,  819-1005.  2002.50.83. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art Reddish earthenware covered in white slip and painted with black (manganese and iron) under clear lead glaze, 6.1 x 21.5 cm (2 3/8 x 8 7/16 in.).  Written around the rim of this bowl in a “new style” Kufic, with ascenders deflected abruptly to the left, is an epigram in Arabic attributed to Ali ibn... [Lire la suite]

Dish, Iran or Afghanistan, 10th century, Samanid period. Earthenware painted under glaze. Size: H: 3.6 W: 21.0 cm. Museum Code: F1965.27. Freer and the Sackler (Smithsonian) Museums. Among the most distinct and impressive examples of Persian ceramics are a group produced during the reign of the Samanids (819-1005) in Khurasan in northeastern Iran, present-day Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan. These vessels are embellished with inscriptions, usually in the form of a moralizing proverb. The inscription on this small... [Lire la suite]

Bowl inscribed with sayings of the Prophet Muhammad and ʿAli ibn Abi Talib, Uzbekistan, Samarkand, Samanid period, 10th century. Earthenware covered in slip and painted under glaze. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art, 2002.50.88 / Courtesy of Harvard Art Museums

Riza ʿAbbasi, Young Dervish, folio from an album; Iran, Safavid period, c. 1630. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art, 2002.50.19. Photo: Harvard Art Museums, © President and Fellows of Harvard College. CAMBRIDGE, MASS.- The Harvard Art Museums present In Harmony: The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art, a special exhibition that showcases some 150 objects from the Persian cultural sphere, including luxury glazed... [Lire la suite]