Abū Zayd ibn Muḥammad ibn Abī Zayd

Abū Zayd ibn Muḥammad ibn Abī Zayd (active c. 1186 — 1219, Kashan; often simply referred to as Abu Zayd) was a medieval Persian potter. His extant signed body of work, 15 or more pieces,[1] is larger than that of any other medieval Iranian potter.[2] It includes both the luxury techniques of his day: lustreware and mina'i ware. He also wrote poetry, some of which was inscribed on his pottery.[3]

References
  1. Blair lists 31
  2. "Abu Zayd." In Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online, (accessed February 5, 2012; subscription required).
  3. Bowl by Abu Zayd in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Further reading
  • "A Brief Biography of Abu Zayd" by Sheila Blair, Frontiers of Islamic Art and Architecture: Essays in Celebration of Oleg Grabar's Eightieth Birthday, Volume 25 of Muqarnas : an annual on islamic art and architecture, 2008, BRILL, eds. Gülru Neci̇poğlu, Julia Bailey, ISBN 9004173277, 9789004173279
  • Canby, Sheila, pp. 114-115, in Freestone, Ian, Gaimster, David R. M. (eds), Pottery in the Making: World Ceramic Traditions, 1997, British Museum Publications, ISBN 071411782X



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