Mina'i ware

Persia tradition · 5 examples · indicative market tier: $50k–1M (high collector)

Mina'i ware (Persian: سفال مینایی) is a type of Persian pottery developed in Kashan in the decades leading up to the Mongol invasion of Persia and Mesopotamia in 1219, after which production ceased. It has been described as "probably the most luxurious of all types of ceramic ware produced in the eastern lands during the medieval period". The ceramic body of white-ish fritware or stonepaste is fully decorated with detailed paintings using several colours, usually including figures. Wikipedia →

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