TWO SAFAVID CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILES
Safavid Iran, 17th century

TWO SAFAVID CUERDA SECA POTTERY TILES
Safavid Iran, 17th century

Comprising two tiles of similar design and square shape, both painted in the cuerda seca technique with a palette of cobalt blue, yellow, green, turquoise and manganese brown, the composition on both tiles divided into three overlapping horizontal bands featuring intersecting blue and yellow cusped arches; scrolling rosette stems with leafy bunches and lush blooms; and a fragmentary section of two compositional scenes with tree trunks on one tile, and Chinese ru clouds and lotus flowers on the other, respectively 22cm x 23.5cm and 23.3cm x 23.4cm.

(Quantity:2)

Dimensions: 22cm x 23.5cm and 23.3cm x 23.4cm