A Kashan lustre pottery dishPersia, early 13th CenturyOf shallow rounded form with flattened rim on a short foot, decorated in a brownish gold lustre, inscriptions to rim (extensive repairs) 32cm diameter (12 1/2 in)注脚Inscriptions: a benedictory couplet in Persian, a Persian quatrain and some benedictory words in Arabic.The present lot can be seen as an example of the 'Kashan' style of lustre decoration, which is characterized by the artist's treatment of the background. Whereas other styles tended towards the division of principal design elements with unfilled space, here the artists favored added detail using the sgraffiato technique. For a similar dish from the Rafi Y. Mottahedeh Collection sold at Bonhams New York see Indian, Himalayan & South Asian Art, 17 September 2014, lot 228.