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This extraordinary bowl characterizes Sultanabad
wares in every way. Its shape is exquisitely bowl
like, a thicker (and often they are more angular
than pre-Mongol pieces). We see here the loose
spotted and speckled painting, the jumbled
background of turquoise colored foliage against
a cobalt blue backdrop, that give the effect of
bush or thicket at the center of the piece and
form the background for the central figure, in
this case a prancing deer, to escape into, fleeing
from a herd of noble Mongol hunters just out of
sight. Around the center portrait the painter has
drawn a symphony of flowing design and color
executed in blue, black and the crème in relief
which is the color of the fritware itself, beneath
the glaze.
A charming and authentic characteristic seen
repeatedly in this genre, the thick glaze has a
tendency for decay as apparent toward the
bottom of this bowl where the color has
somewhat faded.
We note that the exterior of the piece is also
ornately decorated.
- (AMD.133)
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