Lot 4051. A purple-splashed Jun-glazed 'bubble' bowl, Song-Yuan dynasty (960-1368), 3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 700,000 - HKD 900,000. Price realised HKD 1,580,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2012

The bowl has rounded sides rising from a short straight foot. It is covered inside and out with a thick glaze of pale milky-blue tone thinning to lavender and then mushroom-brown at the mouth rim, with an irregularly-shaped splash of reddish-purple. The thick glaze on the exterior falls short of the foot to expose the pale brown stoneware; Japanese wood box.

Exhibited: David Lin & Co., From Subtlety to Splendor, Taipei, 2004, pl. 25 

Note: The prominent splashes of purple, red or green on Jun-glazed wares were produced by potters who deliberately added copper to the glaze. Datable examples of Jun-glazed bowls with splashes were found in the tomb of Feng Daozhen (d. 1265) near Datong, Shanxi, excavated in 1958, and illustrated in Wenwu, 1962, no. 10, pp. 34-42, figs. 7-10.

Small Jun-glazed bowls with splashes both on the inside and out are highly sought after. Examples of 'bubble' bowls, mostly of below 9 cm. in diameter, include one in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Porcelain of the Song Dynasty, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1996, p. 246, pl. 222 (8.3 cm. diam.); another in the collection of the Percival David Foundation, now housed at the British Museum, illustrated by S. Pierson, Song Ceramics: Objects of Admiration, London, 2003, p. 61, pl. 20 (PDF 45B) (8.6 cm. diam.); one in the Metropolitan Museum, illustrated by S. Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, New York, 1975, p. 87, no. 80 (50.145.316) (8.6 cm. diam.).

Small blue cup with splashed glaze, Northern Song dynasty, about AD 1000–1127, Jun ware, Yuxian, Henan province. Stoneware with opalescent blue and purple glazes. Height: 4,1 cm; Diameter: 8,5 cm - Diameter: 3,1 cm (base). Sir Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, PDF 45 © Trustees of the British Museum

Small bowl, probably Jin dynasty (1115–1234), 12th–13th century. Stoneware with splashed blue glaze ("splashed Jun" ware). H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Diam. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm). Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950, 50.145.316 © 2000–2017 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Other examples are bowls illustrated by J. Ayers, The Baur Collection, Geneva, 1968, vol. 1, nos. A31 and A32 (both 8.5 cm. diam.); in the T.Y. Chao Private and Family Trust Collections, Part II, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 19 May 1987, lot 209 (9.2 cm. diam.); and in the Edward T. Chow Collection, sold at Sotheby's London, 7 June 2000, lot 93 (9 cm. diam.). 

Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 30 May 2012, Hong Kong, HKCEC Grand Hall

Lot 93. A purple-splashed 'Jun''bubble' bowl, Song dynasty, diameter 3 3/8 in., 8.6 cm. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 USD. Lot sold 173,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's

the shallow sides incurved towards the rim, covered overall with a bubble-suffused pale blue glaze thinning to a buff color at the rim, the interior with several mottled purple-blue splashes, the exterior with one vivid splash and three of more muted tone, all supported on a neatly finished unglazed foot

Provenance: Collection of Millicent Rogers (1902-1953) and thence by descent

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art New York, 19 Mar 2013

Lot 87. A purple-splashed 'Jun''bubble' bowl, Song dynasty, 9cm., 3 1/2 in. Estimate 25,000 — 30,000 GBP. Lot sold 32,450 GBP.  Photo: Sotheby's.

the deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to an incurved rim, covered overall with a rich glossy lavender-blue glaze suffused with irregular purple and dark blue splashes to the interior and exterior, the glaze falling short of the foot to reveal the dark brown body

Provenance: J.J. Lally, New York.

Note: Purple-splashed 'Jun' bowls of this classic Northern Song shape are remarkable for their understated elegance, offset by splendid colouration which displays a range of blue and lavender tones. Its vibrant colours, glossy glaze and rounded shape create the illusion of a soap bubble, which gave these bowls the name 'bubble bowl'.

Two 'Jun' splashed bubble bowls from the Edward T. Chow collection, amongst the best extant examples, were sold in these rooms, 16th December 1980, lots 264 and 265, and again in our Hong Kong rooms, the former, 19th May 1980, lot 209, and the latter, 7th June 2000, lot 93. Further examples sold at auction include one from the Schoenlicht and H.M. Knight collections, sold in these rooms, 13th December 1955, lot 76, and again in our Hong Kong rooms, 18th May 1982, lot 109, now in the Matsuoka Museum of Art, Tokyo; and two sold in these rooms, one from the collections of Richard Bennett and George Eumorfopoulos, 9th November 2006, lot 55, and the other, 12th June 2003, lot 107.

Lot 24. A purple-splashed 'Jun''bubble' bowl, Song dynasty, diameter 3 3/8 in., 8.6 cm. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 USD. Lot sold 74,500 USD.  Photo: Sotheby's.

well-potted with gently rounded sides slightly curved in at the rim, resting on a neatly finished foot of wedge-shaped section, the smoothly rounded interior applied with a rich milky-blue glaze suffused with bubbles and applied with two vivid purple splashes, thinning at the rim to a buff tone and stopping in an uneven line above the foot to reveal the chocolate-brown body 

Provenance: Collection of Millicent Rogers (1902 - 1953).

Note: The present bowl of classic Northern Song form is exquisite for its rich thick glaze and bright coloration that displays a range of blue and lavender tones. The purple splashes form the illusion of soap bubbles, hence the name given to vessels of this type 'bubble bowls'.  

Compare two famous 'Jun' bubble bowls formerly in the collection of Edward T. Chow, sold in our London rooms, 16th December 1980, lots 264 and 265, and again in our Hong Kong rooms, the former on 19th May 1987, lot 209, and later in the collection of T.T. Tsui; the latter on 7th June 2000, lot 93. Another related bowl from the collection of Sir Percival David and now in the British Museum, London, is illustrated in Margaret Medley, The Chinese Potter, Oxford, 1976, fig. 83.

Lot 308. A purple-splashed 'Jun''bubble' bowl, Song dynasty, diameter 3 1/2 in., 8.8 cm. Estimate 60,000 — 80,000 USD. Lot sold 62,500 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

Lot 303. A fine purple-splashed 'Jun''bubble' bowl, Song dynasty, diameter 3 3/8 in., 8.5 cm. Estimate 120,000 — 150,000 USD. Lot sold 122,500 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

Vase, Song dynasty, 960 CE-1279. Stoneware, 20.0 × 10.6 cm diameter. Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria, in memory of George Ewing by Mrs M. E. Cutten, Founder Benefactor, 1979, AS26-1979. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Bulbous with trumpet shape mouth, dark brown/black gloss glaze. 

Bowl, Song dynasty, 960 CE-1279, Jizhou, Jiangxi province. Jizhou ware, 7.2 × 18.1 cm diameter. Presented by Yamanaka & Co. Ltd, 1939, 4650-D3. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Interior black with five brown, painted in ink and brush on base (in Chinese characters) Shou. 

Dish, Song dynasty, 960 CE-1279, Longquan ware, Zhejiang province, 3.9 × 13.1 × 13.5 cm. Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939, 4393-D3. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Squat with wide everted rim, interior bottom with moulded 'twin' fish, exterior sides with moulded petal motif. Translucent olive green glaze, thinning on raised areas. 

Bowl, Song dynasty, 960 CE-1279, Fujian province. Stoneware, 7.4 × 12.2 cm diameter. Gift of J. T. Hackett, 1924, 2614-D3. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Squat globular body with edged rim: cream with fine brown crackling, body with band of five stylized flowers. 

Bowl, Northern Song dynasty 960 CE-1127, Qingbai ware, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. Porcelain, 7.4 × 20.0 cm diameter. Gift of H. W. Kent, 1938, 3705-D3. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Interior incised peony motif. Pale blue/green transparent glaze. 

Bowl in a sagger, Northern Song dynasty 960 CE-1127, Jun ware, Henan province. Stoneware, 7.7 × 16.3 cm diameter. Felton Bequest, 1947, 610-D4. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Cylindrical saggar with rounded bottom. Bowl with thick opaque pale blue/green glaze, broken rim, adhered to interior of saggar. 

Bowl, Northern Song dynasty, 960 CE-1127, Qingbai ware, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, , 5.7 × 19.4 cm diameter. Felton Bequest, 1939, 3912-D3 . © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

With everted foliate rim, interior incised with stylized peony and scrolling foliage. Transparent pale blue glaze thinning at rim. 

Mallet vase, Northern Song dynasty, 960 CE-1127, Longquan ware, Longquan, Zhejiang province, 5.7 × 19.4 cm diameter. Gift of H. W. Kent, 1938, 3694-D3 © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

Bowl, Song dynasty, 960 CE- 1279, Jian ware, Fujian province, 3.7 × 11.5 cm diameter. Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939, 3912-D3. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

Shallow bowl with thick sides: black on brown glaze mottled with streaking at rim. 

Bowl, Southern Song dynasty, 1127-1279, Fujian province. Stoneware, 8.2 × 18.8 cm diameter. Purchased, 1973, AS67-1973. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

With slightly everted rim: incised with central spiral spokes motif, sides with three stylized lotus flowers and leaf. Transparent olive green glaze. 

Tea bowl, Southern Song dynasty, 1127-1279, Jizhou ware, Jiangxi province. Stoneware, 6.1 × 11.5 cm diameter. Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria, in memory of George Ewing by Mrs M. E. Cutten, Founder Benefactor, 1979, AS20-1979. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Buff with mottled brown/cream (Hare's fur) glaze, 3 black medallions. 

Bowl, Southern Song dynasty, 1127-1279, Qingbai ware, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. Porcelain, 5.8 × 19.8 cm diameter. Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Mrs M. E. Cutten, Founder Benefactor, in memory of George Ewing, 1979, AS25-1979. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

With wide flared sides, interior incised with stylized scrolling foliage motif, transparent pale blue glaze 

Jar, Song dynasty, 960 CE- 1279, Fujian province. Stoneware, 8.3 × 12.7 cm diameter.Felton Bequest, 1921, 2106-D3. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Underglazed brown slip on cream slip on cream body. Squat globular, wide mouth with slightly raised rim: cream with fine brown crackling, rim band of stylized leaf motif, dark brown interior. Chipping at rim. 

Wine ever, Southern Song dynasty, 1127-1279, Qingbai ware, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. Porcelain, 10.0 × 11.0 × 9.0 cm. Felton Bequest, 1939, 3913-D3. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Globular lobed body, cylindrical neck with two small loops at base, out curving rim, with spout and ribbed handle. Transparent pale blue glaze. 

Bowl, Northern Song dynasty, 960 CE-1127, Ding-type ware, Hebei province. Felton Bequest, 1947, 611-D4. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

With everted edged rim, milky white glaze, circle of oval stilt marks on bottom of interior, 8.6 × 20.9 × 21.2 cm. 

Jar, Song dynasty, 960 CE- 1279, stoneware, pigment, 13.2 × 14.3 cm diameter. Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939, 4368-D3. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Ovoid, cylindrical mouth with double handles: translucent olive green glaze fine brown crackling. 

Jar, Song dynasty, 960 CE- 1279, stoneware, 8.5 × 7.6 cm diameter. Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939, 4297-D3. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Globular body, rounded shoulders, wide cylindrical neck with everted rim, two lug handles at neck. 

Covered jar, Song dynasty, 960 CE- 1279, stoneware, pigment, (a-b) 11.0 × 7.7 cm diameter (overall). Bequest of Leonard B. Cox, 1976, AS72.a-b-1976. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Ovoid body narrowing to slightly flared foot and cylindrical in curving neck. Lid with wide rim, conical with spiral and a flattened top. Translucent blue/grey glaze with fine brown crackling.  

Bowl, Southern Song dynasty, 1127-1279, Qingbai ware, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. Porcelain, 6.3 × 18.6 cm diameter. Bequest of Leonard B. Cox, 1976, AS74-1976. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

With wide flared sides, incised central motif of two fish and undulating parallel lines water motif, sides divided into six panels by slightly raised ribs. Transparent pale blue glaze, unglazed rim.  

Tea bowl, Southern Song dynasty, 1127-1279, Jian ware, Jianyang, Fujian province. Stoneware, 6.5 × 16.0 cm diameter. Felton Bequest, 1939, 3905-D3. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Reddish with black/brown running hare's fur glaze, incised on base (in Chinese characters).  

Incense burner, Southern Song dynasty, 1127-1279, Longquan ware, Longquan, Zhejiang province, porcellaneous stoneware, 14.0 × 11.1 cm diameter. Felton Bequest, 1939, 4647-D3. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Tripod, three lobe body, two loop handles at rim. Green celadon glaze. 

Tea bowl, Southern Song dynasty, 1127-1279, Jian ware, Jianyang, Fujian province. Stoneware, 6.2 × 11.4 × 11.9 cm, Bequest of Leonard B. Cox, 1976, AS77-1976. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Interior and exterior with thick opaque finely streaked running black and brown 'hares fur' glaze, with dark brown rim. 

Dish, Northern Song dynasty, 960 CE-1127, Ding ware, Hebei province. Stoneware, 3.8 × 17.5 cm diameter, Felton Bequest, 1922, 611-D4. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Clear glaze on white body, with angled everted sides, rim bound in copper. Circle of five stilt marks on bottom of interior. 

Dish, Northern Song dynasty, 960 CE-1127, Shanxi province. Stoneware, 4.9 × 18.8 cm diameter. Felton Bequest, 1925, 2754-D3. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Dish with angled everted sides divided into six panels by shallow ridges, with four stilt marks on bottom of interior. 

Dish, Northern Song dynasty, 960 CE-1127, Cizhou ware, Cizhou, Hebei province. Stoneware, 3.3 × 16.3 cm diameter. Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939, 4272-D3. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Shallow dish with cram interior and dark brown/black exterior, unglazed rim. 

Bowl, Northern Song dynasty, 960 CE-1127, Jun ware, Junzhou, Henan province. Stoneware, 7.9 × 18.4 cm diameter. Gift of H. W. Kent, 1938, 3707-D3. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

With upturned rim, with thick opaque matt pale blue/green glaze thinning to olive at rim. 

Dish, Southern Song dynasty, 1127-1279, Longquan ware, Longquan, Zhejiang province. Stoneware, 4.2 × 13.8 cm diameter. Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939, 4267-D3. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Shallow with angled sides and everted rim. Translucent light olive green glaze. 

Bowl, Northern Song dynasty, 960 CE-1127, Ding type ware, Hebei province. Stoneware, 8.4 × 17.0 cm diameter. Felton Bequest, 1956, 1672-D4. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

With everted rim, milky white glaze. 

Bowl, Northern Song dynasty, 960 CE-1127, Xing ware, Hebei province. Stoneware, 7.8 × 21.2 cm diameter. Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939, 4335-D3. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Bowl with everted rim, opaque cream/grey glaze, five stilt marks on bottom of interior. Brown staining in body. 

Dish, Southern Song dynasty, 1127-1279, Longquan ware, Longquan, Zhejiang province. Stoneware, 6.0 × 22.2 cm diameter. Presented by Yamanaka & Co. Ltd, 1939, 4649-D3. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

With wide everted rim: interior bottom with moulded 'twin' fish, exterior sides with moulded petal motif. Translucent olive green glaze thinning on raised areas. Cracks filled with gold lacquer. 

Dish, Northern Song dynasty, 960 CE-1127, Jun ware, Henan province. Stoneware, 2.1 × 11.2 × 11.6 cm. Bequest of Leonard B. Cox, 1976, AS79-1976. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Shallow with everted rim, with thick opaque blue/grey glaze. 

Pot, Song dynasty, 960 CE- 1279, Henan ware, Henan province. Stoneware, 8.3 × 15.3 cm diameter. Gift of J. T. Hackett, 1924, 2566-D3. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

With everted rim: thick black glaze splashed with brown area running to halfway on exterior and at rim line on interior, rim carved flat and unglazed. 

Jar, Song dynasty, 960 CE- 1279, Northern ware. Stoneware, 22.3 × 17.3 cm diameter. Felton Bequest, 1927, 2796-D3. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Ovoid narrowing to foot, double band at neck, double everted rimmed mouth: speckled dark green/brown 'tea dust' glaze, dark brown stylized foliage band at shoulders. Broken and repaired. 

Jar, Song dynasty, 960 CE- 1279, Henan ware. Stoneware, 11.8 × 10.5 cm diameter. Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939, 4351-D3. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

Ovoid narrowing to foot, angled slightly rounded shoulder, wide mouth with everted rim: with lustrous brown glaze. 

Bowl, Southern Song dynasty, 1127-1279, Qingbai ware, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. Porcelain, 7.8 × 20.4 cm diameter. Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by Mrs M. E. Cutten, Founder Benefactor, in memory of George Ewing, 1979, AS19-1979. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

With wide flared sides and slightly everted rim, interior sides incised with two stylized children and scrolling foliage/wing-like forms. Transparent pale green glaze.

Bowl, Southern Song dynasty, 1127-1279, Qingbai ware, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. Porcelain, 6.7 × 19.9 cm diameter. Felton Bequest, 1927, 2794-D3. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

With wide flared sides with everted rim, interior sides incised with three stylized lotus flower and leaves sprays tied with ribbon. Translucent pale blue/green glaze. 

Ewer, Northern Song dynasty, 960 CE-1127, Cizhou type, Hebei province. Stoneware, 31.8 × 19.0 × 18.1 cm. Felton Bequest, 1939, 3906-D3. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

Ovoid, slender neck, wide rim, handle and curved spout. White slip, clear glaze. 

Pottery mould, Northern Song dynasty, 960 CE-1127, Yaozhou, Shaanxi province. Stoneware, 8.4 × 19.3 × 19.0 cm. Gift of Mr & Mrs Alfred Clark, 1939, 3915-D3. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

Headrest, Northern Song dynasty, 960 CE-1127, Cizhou ware, Cizhou, Hebei province. Stoneware, enamel, 17.1 × 31.7 × 25.7 cm. Presented by Yamanaka & Co. Ltd, 1939, 4648-D3. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

Incised (in Chinese characters) on base (made for Zhang family), incised and inscribed (in Chinese characters) in red enamel in rear (made for the palace). Concave 'leaf' shaped head rest on five sided block base, incised and coloured red and green peony with scrolling foliage motif and dotting, lower band of scrolling foliage and dotting, underside and foot with peony and scrolling foliage motif. 

Ceremonial jar and cover, Southern Song dynasty, 1127-1279, Longguan ware, Longquan, Zhejiang province. Stoneware, (a-b) 25.3 × 12.5 × 12.3 cm (overall). Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939, 4330.a-b-D3.  © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

Ovoid body with moulded petal forms, broad triple ribbed shoulder, cylindrical neck; shoulder and neck with high relief dragon, flaming pearl and phoenix/pheasant. Lid: broad undulating rim, domed with seated phoenix/pheasant. Translucent olive green glaze. Damage to beak and tail of bird on lid.

Funerary urn and cover (a pair), Song dynasty, 960 CE-1279, Qingbai ware. Stoneware, (a-b) 46.0 × 12.4 cm diameter (overall); (c-d) 47.5 × 12.1 cm diameter (overall). Gift of H. W. Kent, 1938, 3708.a-d-D3. © National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.

One with elongated ovoid body with relief wavy shoulder band, long cylindrical neck with sculptural relief of band of standing figures against fish and scroll clouds on lower section and encircling dragon, flaming pearl, scroll clouds and small animal on upper section, with bulbous mouth. Three figures and cloud tips broken off. Lid: wide rimmed, rounded stepped conical form topped with seated bird on sphere, with three vertical scroll bands. Birds head broken off. Body fired to reddish brown. (c-d) The other with elongated ovoid body with relief wavy shoulder band, long cylindrical neck with sculptural relief of band of standing figures against fish and scroll clouds on lower section and encircling dragon, flaming pearl, scroll clouds and small animal on upper section, with bulbous mouth. Three figures. dragon claws, cloud tips broken off, rim chipped. Lid: wide rimmed rounded stepped conical form topped with seated bird on sphere, with three vertical scroll bands. Birds head broken off. Body fired to reddish brown.

A cluster of colourful balloons form the Palloncini high jewellery necklace by Bulgari, each carved from amethyst, aquamarine, emerald and pink tourmalines with diamond-set ribbons streaming behind them (POA).

Dinh Q. Lê (Vietnamese, born 1968), Untitled, from the series Cambodia: Splendor and Darkness, 1998. C-print and linen tape, 63 × 44 in. (160 × 111.8 cm). Acquired through the George and Mary Rockwell Fund, 2014.001© 2017 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University

Ewer with designs of a makara and a parrot, 11th–13th century, Vietnam, Thanh Hóa province. Glazed stoneware, 9 13/16 x 9 1/16 in. (25 x 23 cm). Acquired through the George and Mary Rockwell Fund, 2006.029 © 2017 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University

Jar, 15th century, Vietnam, Bat Trang village. Porcelaneous stoneware with underglaze blue, H. 6 in. (15.2 cm). Gift of Dean F. Frasché, 76.074.003 © 2017 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University

Although often confused with or considered to be offspring of Chinese Ming dynasty blue-and-white wares, the ceramics of Vietnam differ from their Chinese counterparts in many ways. A creamier, more opaque glaze and a looser pattern in the underglaze decoration are the two most common features that set these wares apart. This particular jar displays some of the most common motifs of Vietnamese underglaze blue wares, such as the peony scroll on the body of the jar and the lotus petals above the foot rim.

Pair of Altar Lamps with Dragons and Phoenixes, Vietnam, circa 1400-1600. Wheel-thrown stoneware with cream slip, underglaze blue painted decoration, and clear and brown glazes. Height: 16 9/16 in. (42.07 cm). Gift of Lynda and Stewart Resnick (AC1998.98.1.1-.2) © Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Basin, Vietnam, Dongson Culture, circa 1st-2nd century A.D. Copper alloy. Height: 6 1/4 in. (15.88 cm); Diameter: 15 3/4 in. (40.01 cm). Gift of Daniel Ostroff (M.2003.226.4) © Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Bibliography: Brown, Robert L. "Selections From the Southeast Asian Art Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Arts of Asia 38 (3): 75-87 (May-June 2008)

Covered Box, Vietnam, 15th century. Stoneware with underglaze blue painted decoration. Height: 1 1/2 in. (3.81 cm); Depth: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Gift of Sylvia B. Sherwood (M.89.127.1a-b)  © Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Covered Box with a Landscape, Vietnam, circa 1450-1550. Wheel-thrown stoneware with cream slip, incised and underglaze blue painted decoration, clear glaze and overglaze green and red enamel decoration, 3 x 3 1/2 in. (7.62 x 8.89 cm), Gift of Margot and Hans A. Ries (M.73.119.16a-b) © Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Miniature Holy Water Container (Kendi) with Lotus Petals and Chrysanthemum Scrolls, Vietnam, circa 1400-1600. Wheel-thrown stoneware with cream slip, underglaze blue painted decoration, and clear glaze, 3 7/8 × 6 × 4 in. (9.84 × 15.24 × 10.16 cm). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lenart (M.74.32.3) © Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Round Box with Phoenixes, Vietnam, circa 1400-1600. Wheel-thrown stoneware with painted decoration and clear glaze, 2 x 3 in. (5.08 x 7.62 cm). Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Harold Keith (M.81.41a-b) © Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Jarlet, Vietnam, late 14th-early 15th century. Stoneware with blue painted decoration. Height: 2 9/16 in. (6.51 cm); Diameter: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm). Gift of Ambassador and Mrs. Edward E. Masters (M.84.213.230) © Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Jar, Vietnam, Champa culture, late 14th - late 16th century. Stoneware with brown glaze. Height: 4 5/8 in. (11.75 cm); Diameter: 5 5/8 in. (14.29 cm). Gift of Ambassador and Mrs. Edward E. Masters (M.84.213.256) © Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Plate, Vietnam, 14th century. Stoneware with brown glaze. Height: 1 3/4 in. (4.45 cm); Diameter: 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm). Gift of Ambassador and Mrs. Edward E. Masters (M.84.213.216) © Los Angeles County Museum of Art.