Plat Qajar
Iran, circa 1880
Ceramic with polychrome enamelled decoration under transparent glaze. The center is decorated with floral arabesques in symmetry and in reserve on a cobalt blue background. Marli with garlands of flowers.
D. 30.5 cm
A Qajar underglaze-painted pottery dish, Iran, circa 1880
Many of these pieces were made by Persian workshops, at the request of European collectors, to the detriment of Ottoman workshops which declined in the 19th century.
