QÂJÂR POT WITH OVOID BODY Ceramic, the wall painted in polychrome on a blue-night background under a transparent glaze, with lions and dragons fighting in a forest animated by hinds galloping under the clouds. Iran, Qajar art, late 19th century. A QÂJÂR POTTERY JAR, FIGHT BETWEEN A DRAGON AND A LION, IRAN, QÂJÂR PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY. HEIGHT. 13 CM (5 1/8 IN.) - DIMA. (OPENING) 12,8 CM (5 1/16 IN.) NOTE After the advent of the Timurids (1370-1507), whose country of origin, Central Asia, was so close to Chinese culture, dynamic compositions, such as a fight between two wild beasts, became very popular. Mythological and fanciful creatures such as the simurgh (bird), azhdar (dragon), hizarb (lion), kylin and guardian bovine were popular in Iranian iconography from the 15th century onwards, appearing in a wide variety of battle scenes. The representation of dragons arrived in Iran in part through motifs on textiles and ceramics imported from China, particularly between the 13th and 17th centuries.