Bowl with Musicians
With the emergence of the so‑called Kashan style, Iranian lusterware truly comes into its own. On this bowl, the richly patterned figures of two musicians at the center blend with their densely ornamented background. Four calligraphic bands, one of interlaced and foliated kufic and three in naskh script, contain benedictory phrases in Arabic, quatrains extracted from the works of four different Persian poets, and a poem attributed to the famous mystical poet 'Abd al- Majd Majdud Sana'i (d. 1130).
Artwork Details
- Title: Bowl with Musicians
- Date: mid-13th century
- Geography: Made in Iran, Kashan
- Medium: Stonepaste; luster-painted on opaque monochrome glaze
- Dimensions: H. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
Diam. 19 5/8 in. (49.8 cm) - Classification: Idiophone
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1932
- Object Number: 32.52.2
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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