Bowl with Kufic Calligraphy
Arts of the Islamic World
On View: Arts of the Islamic World, 2nd floor
The Arabic inscription on this bowl reads, “Planning before work protects from regrets; patience is the key to comfort.”
MEDIUM
Ceramic; earthenware, painted in brown slip on a white slip ground under a transparent glaze
DATES
10th century
PERIOD
Samanid Period
DIMENSIONS
5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm)
diameter: 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm)
(show scale)
INSCRIPTIONS
In Arabic (Kufic script), "التدبیر قبل العمل یؤمنک من الندم، الصبر مففتاح الفرج” [Planning before work protects from regrets; patience is the key to comfort].
The two proverbs written on this bowl are attributed to Imam `Ali. The proverbs were published by Abdullah Ghouchani in “Inscriptions on Nishapur Pottery” (1986, see Bibliography for full citation in English and Persian).
In Arabic (Kufic script), "Planning before work protects from regrets; patience is the key to comfort."
The two proverbs written on this bowl are attributed to Imam `Ali. The proverbs were published by Abdullah Ghouchani in “Inscriptions on Nishapur Pottery” (1986, see Bibliography for full citation in English and Persian).
Inscription read by Abdullah Ghouchani
ACCESSION NUMBER
86.227.8
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1956, provenance not yet documented; by 1956, acquired by Ernest Erickson of New York; December 16, 1986, gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc. to the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Large bowl with flaring sides. Ceramic, transparent colorless glaze, brown slip, white englobe, buff earthenware body. Huge Kufic characters form with center rosette the interior design, outside plain.
CAPTION
Bowl with Kufic Calligraphy, 10th century. Ceramic; earthenware, painted in brown slip on a white slip ground under a transparent glaze, 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.227.8. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.227.8_PS2.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 86.227.8_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2007
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