A KASHAN LUSTRE POTTERY BOWLIRAN, EARLY 13TH CENTURYA KASHAN LUSTRE POTTERY BOWLIRAN, EARLY 13TH CENTURYOf conical form, the central roundel with a figure atop an elephant, the cavetto with a band of brown naskh on a white ground surrounded by a band of kufic against a floral ground, the rim with white naskh reserved against a dark lustre ground8 3/4in. (22.2cm.) diam.Inscriptions:Around the centre a Persian quatrain: ‘Last night I asked my heart about its affairs, My heart said, “Go away, I have broken off my desire for you”, I returned from that broken heart in despair, Until, finally, I saw that it had to be thus.’Arabic verses (incomplete): ‘Verily our passion is beyond (all) passion, (Our) resolution was boastful, words flew away in it, A breeze of wind from the breath of my soul, I greet you ...’[Translation by Manijeh Bayani in Oya Pancaroğlu, Perpetual Glory. Medieval Islamic Ceramics from the Harvey B. Plotnick Collection, New Haven and London, 2007, p. 104.]Around the interior of the upper edge a Persian quatrain (incomplete): ‘O you who have carried off my heart, show some compassion, I am devoted to you, so cooperate with me [in love]. I know that from your beautiful lip I shall [receive] no justice, But …’[The same quatrain is found on a bowl in the Ashmolean Museum (EA1956.58, published in Sheila R. Canby, Deniz Beyazit, and Martina Rugiadi, Court and Cosmos, New York, 2016. no. 122).]Arabic verses: ‘Verily our passion is beyond power, Words fly away carrying pride of will, A breeze of air from the breath of my soul, I greet you as I great Salma. Indeed, it is said that lasting pledge is my gain, Time goes on and (my) security is lost.’[Translation by Manijeh Bayani in Pancaroglu 2007, p. 104.]Part of a further Persian poem (incomplete), undeciphered.A Kashan saucer, decorated with an elephant, was in the Etchecopar Collection, now in the Museum of Islamic Art Doha (inv.no.PO.285; published Oliver Watson, Persian Lustre Ware, London, 1985, p.99, no.74a, b). That example was signed by Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr ibn al-Husayni, and dated AH Shawwal AH 611/February 1214 AD.细节 A KASHAN LUSTRE POTTERY BOWLIRAN, EARLY 13TH CENTURYOf conical form, the central roundel with a figure atop an elephant, the cavetto with a band of brown naskh on a white ground surrounded by a band of kufic against a floral ground, the rim with white naskh reserved against a dark lustre ground8 3/4in. (22.2cm.) diam. 来源 Excavated Awdan Tepe, Gurgan, 1946-7 注意事项 This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice. The USA prohibits the purchase by US persons of Iranian-origin “works of conventional craftsmanship” such as carpets, textiles, decorative objects, and scientific instruments. The US sanctions apply to US persons regardless of the location of the transaction or the shipping intentions of the US person. For this reason, Christie’s will not accept bids by US persons on this lot. Non-US persons wishing to import this lot into the USA are advised that they will need to apply for an OFAC licence and that this can take many months to be granted.