A RIVAL TO CHINA

Two major new publications from the Khalili Collection:

A RIVAL TO CHINA
VOLUME X
Later Islamic pottery
In two parts 

Part One 
Peter Morgan, Rosalind Wade Haddon and Melanie Gibson 
2025 

Part Two 
Pedro Moura Carvalho and J.M. Rogers with contributions by Julian Raby
2026

Volume X is the second of two volumes devoted to the ceramics in the Collection. It presents nearly 400 works produced after the Mongol conquests, dating from the 13th to the 19th centuries and originating from lands both within and beyond the Islamic world. The volume is divided into two parts.

The first part begins with the extensive group of Ilkhanid pottery, particularly strong in blue-glazed lajvardinah and lustre tilework, although virtually all types are represented. Judicious collecting has also created an important research resource for understanding the transition from Ilkhanid to Timurid styles. The pottery from Timurid Iran and Central Asia of the 15th century is noteworthy both for its rarity in other collections and for the opportunities it provides to explore links between Chinese and Islamic wares. The first part also includes a small but important group of vessels and sherds from Mamluk Egypt and Syria.

The second part comprises the Collection’s large holdings of Safavid pottery, particularly blue-and-white wares, allowing the east-west connections to be explored further. Pottery from the Ottoman realm contributes significantly to an understanding of the period. Smaller groups from Qajar Iran, later Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, China and Japan demonstrate both the similarities and diversity of the Islamic world from the 17th to the 20th centuries, as well as the influence of Islamic ceramics beyond the Islamic world.

https://khalilicollections.org/portfolio/a-rival-to-china-later-islamic-pottery-part-one/
https://khalilicollections.org/portfolio/a-rival-to-china-later-islamic-pottery-part-two/

Available here:
https://khalilipublications.com/product-category/islamic-art/