Chinese blue-white porcelain started arriving in Near East at the end of the 8th century. Local potters imitated them with opaque white glaze. The austere decoration is a local invention: painted in blue, an inscription is written radially and reads "made by Salih" or alternatively "what was done was worthwhile".
Original diam 20.5 cms
Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar. QT 27.