of deep rounded form on a splayed foot, decorated in a yellow-brown lustre with a large richly caparisoned horse, the rider seated within a canopy, surrounded by abstract vegetal motifs, the rim with a band of pseudo inscription, the exterior with a series of radiating panels filled with an interlace of tendrils, old collection sticker to base (no. ''863'').
15.8 cm. diam.
Provenance: Private UK Collection
For a lustre bowl depicting a horse with similarly ornate trappings and enclosed rider see Oliver Watson, Persian Lustre Ware, London 1985, p. 78, Plate 48. Another Kashan lustre bowl depicting a horse and rider is in the Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, and has very similar decoration to the exterior (AKM693).
Internal Reference: H1395
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1187162
Dateline of this antique is Pre 16th century
Height is 12cm (4.7inches)
Width is 15.8cm (6.2inches)
Depth is 15.8cm (6.2inches)
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