A spotted deer rests against a foliate background in this blue and turquoise underglazed bowl from Iran. The animal looks upward, perhaps in reference to the motif of a deer gazing at the moon. This design, borrowed from Chinese Buddhist symbolism, was called jairan and used in a variety of media during the Ilkhanid period. One of a group of works associated with Sultanabad, this bowl and others like it were more likely produced in Kashan. The white glaze that once covered the exterior of the bowl is now faded, revealing the pinkish body of the stonepaste below.