Carreau au fauconnier
Iran, Qajar art, circa 1880
Large moulded ceramic tile with polychrome glazed decoration under transparent glaze. The figure stands on a horse executed in reserve, holding a falcon in his right hand, on a cobalt blue background animated with flowers and punctuated with buildings. Frieze of "gul wa bulbul" above the scene. Framed.
34 x 27 cm
A large Qajar underglaze pottery tile, Iran, circa 1880
Of rectangular form, moulded and painted in polychrome, the white horse and falconer in a vivified landscape.
