Abū Zayd ibn Muḥammad ibn Abī Zayd

Abū Zayd ibn Muḥammad ibn Abī Zayd, commonly referred to as Abu Zayd or Abu Zayd al-Kashani ('Abu Zayd from Kashan'), was a Medieval Persian potter, who was most active between the late 12th and early 13th century. He came from Kashan, which was a city in the northern part of Isfahan in Iran, first under the Seljuq Empire, then from 1194 under the Khwarizmian Empire. As such, his works represented the Turco-Persian culture of the time. As a very aggressive potter, who was highly skilled, he was able to work on 15 or more masterpieces, and his collection is larger than that of any other medieval Iranian potter. The collection includes both luxury items and artifacts at the time, and other artistic items: lustreware and mina'i ware. He also wrote poetry, some of which was inscribed on his pottery.