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A Canton famille rose bowl from the service of Sultan Mas'ud Mirza Yamin al-Dawlah Zill al-Sultan circa 1879/80 Circa 1879/80 image 1
A Canton famille rose bowl from the service of Sultan Mas'ud Mirza Yamin al-Dawlah Zill al-Sultan circa 1879/80 Circa 1879/80 image 2
A Canton famille rose bowl from the service of Sultan Mas'ud Mirza Yamin al-Dawlah Zill al-Sultan circa 1879/80 Circa 1879/80 image 3
Islamic, Indian and South East Asian Art
Lot 122

A Canton famille rose bowl from the service of Sultan Mas'ud Mirza Yamin al-Dawlah Zill al-Sultan circa 1879/80
Circa 1879/80

21 March 2018, 11:00 GMT
Edinburgh

£800 - £1,200

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A Canton famille rose bowl from the service of Sultan Mas'ud Mirza Yamin al-Dawlah Zill al-Sultan circa 1879/80

Circa 1879/80
Painted both inside and out with oval medallions of figures and birds and flowers, on a Persian inspired blue and gilt scrolling ground, centered by a circular medallion inscribed in gilt: "farmayesh-e hazrat-e as'ad-e amjad-e arfa'-e vala sultan mas'ud mirza yamin al-dawlah zill al-sultan 1297."
23cm diameter

Footnotes

The inscription translates as: 'Commissioned by His Excellency, the most Auspicious, the most Glorious, the Sublime, the most Noble, the Exalted Sultan Mas'ud Mirza Yamin al-Dawlah Zill al-Sultan 1297 (ad 1879-80)'

Mas'ud Mirza Zill al-Sultan (b. 1266/1850, d.1336/1918) was a son of Nasir al-Din Shah. He was appointed Governor of Mazandaran, Gurgan, Simnan and Damghan in 1277 (1860–61) at the age of 11, and Governor of Fars in 1279 (1862–3), and Isfahan in 1283 (1866–7). Other provinces were brought under his control to an extent that he virtually ruled the southern half of the country with the support of the British (the northern half was under Russian influence), and hoped to be named the Crown Prince. His power and his private army caused anxiety to the court and to the Russians and led to an edict limiting his influence to Isfahan only and the removal of his army and his arsenal in 1305 (1887–8). He remained Governor of Isfahan until 1324 (ad 1906–07) when people of Isfahan demanded his removal through strikes. Despite his efforts to remain, he was forced to resign and eventually left for Europe but returned in 1327 (1909–10) (Bamdad 1966, pp. 78-100).

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