Dish - Important and Rare Large Faience Plate 'Kubachi' Blue and White – Safavid Era - Siliceous faience, decor painted under crackled lead glaze. - Safavid Empire (1501–1736)

Important and Rare Grand Faience Plate “Kubachi” Blue and White – Safavid Era, Iran, 16th-17th Century – Diameter 27.7 cm

Splendid and authentic Safavid-era siliceous faience dish (16th-17th century), belonging to the famous group of Kubachi ceramics.

The hollow basin is finely painted in cobalt blue under a transparent glaze, depicting an elegant stylized floral decoration composed of a central bouquet surmounted by floral and foliate motifs, framed by vegetal motifs in an arc. The flared and festooned rim is rhythmically punctuated by a continuous frieze of large floral compartments (daisies and stylized flowers) alternating with herb and foliage motifs.

The whole piece shows a network of cracks typical of the glaze of this historical period. The reverse of the dish is decorated with discreet stylized floral motifs in blue, and the circular base bears an old collection label numbered (4112 / C.J.) attesting to its provenance.

Technical specifications

Origin: Middle East, Kubachi Workshops, Safavid art

Period: 16th – 17th century

Dimensions: Diameter: 27.7 cm | Height: 5.6 cm

Weight: 727 g

Materials: Siliceous faience, underglaze painted with lead-containing crackle glaze

Condition

Overall condition: Superb for archaeological and historical ceramic of this period. Beautiful patina of use and strong intensity of blue pigments. Note: slight edge wear and minor old chips consistent with age and authenticity of the piece.