This superb book presents an important collection and provides a new framework for the understanding and study of Islamic ceramics as a whole. It will appeal to the interested general reader, as well as becoming an invaluable reference work for the student and specialist.
Islamic pottery - the fine ceramics made in the lands of Islam, from the Arab world and Turkey through Iran and into Central Asia - is one of the hidden treasures of world ceramics. Individual wares such as lustre or Iznik are deservedly renowned, but its full breadth and diversity has often been overshadowed by the legacy of China and Europe.
In this richly illustrated volume, Oliver Watson presents a comprehensive history of ceramics from Islamic lands. The book is a catalogue of the al-Sabah Collection in Kuwait - one of the few truly great collections in private hands, and one that is well able to portray the unfolding story of Islamic pottery over its fascinating thousand-year history.
Clear and informative essays cover the study and collecting of Islamic pottery over the past hundred years, and trace its history. There are detailed descriptions of over 400 individual objects grouped in geographical and chronological sequence, and accompanied by over 900 colour photographs. Most pieces are published here for the first time, but a number of breathtaking items from old collections are rescued from obscurity and made accessible again.
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