Lot 861. An unglazed stoneware storage jar and lid, Lý–Trần dynasty, 12th-14th century; 7 1/8in (18cm) height overall. Estimate US$ 1,500 - 2,500 (€1,300 - 2,100). Photo: Bonhams.

The ovoid jar formed with a concave collar, with lotus petal bands and roller marks impressed on the walls above a saw-town line of sculpted petals that encircle the tall foot ring with pierced details, the collar covered by the domed lid impressed with the same lotus petal and roller bands surrounding a waisted circular finial. 

Published: James H. Brow and Anh Hoang Brow, 'Vietnamese Ceramics: A Ten Thousand Year Continuum,' Arts of Asia, March-April 2004, p. 82, no. 5.

Note: For a jar with a similar concave collar, impressed lotus leaf band and roller marks on the body but supported on a solid foot ring, see John Stevenson and John Guy, Vietnamese Ceramics: A Separate Tradition, 1997, p. 217, no. 84.

Lot 862. A group of three small glazed stoneware containers, Trần dynasty, 13th-15th century; 6 3/8, 4 3/8 and 4in (16.3, 11 and 10.3cm) diameter. Estimate US$ 1,000 - 1,500 (€840 - 1,300). Photo: Bonhams.

The first a dish molded with a petal rim and chrysanthemum petals across the shallow well, incised lines radiating outward form a narrow foot and recessed base, five spur marks visible in the gray-green glaze covering the well and most of the exterior walls; the second a bowl of compressed globular form incised with string bands above and below a band with C-shaped punches impressed into the exterior walls, the dark olive-brown glaze stopping above the tall foot and recessed base; the third a deep cup of chrysanthemum flower shape with a rim conforming to the petals molded into the walls, a cream colored glaze stopping unevenly along the foot, leaving the pad and recessed base unglazed. 

For two dishes of chrysanthemum flower shape similar to the front and back surfaces of this lot, see John Stevenson and John Guy, Vietnamese Ceramics: A Separate Tradition, 1997, p.272, no. 183 (as 13th/14th century). The chrysanthemum cup in this lot seems to be identical in shape and size to one labeled as a wine cup, 14th/15th century (4in [10.16cm] diameter) in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Gift of Funds from Cliff and Sue Roberts, 92.41.1.

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Lot 863. An iron brown-decorated bottle, bình Tỳ Bà, Trần-Lê dynasty, 14th-15th century; 11 1/2in (29cm) high. Estimate US$ 4,000 - 6,000 (€3,400 - 5,100). Photo: Bonhams.

Of pear form with a pale greenish tinge to the glaze layer, the flared neck painted with flaming pearls on the interior and plantain leaves on the exterior above more flaming pearls filling four lappets on the shoulder, the body inscribed with four Han-Nom characters separated by waves above a row of jeweled lappets, the recessed base within the unglazed foot pad covered with a brown wash. 

Published: James H. Brow and Anh Hoang Brow, 'Vietnamese Ceramics: A Ten Thousand Year Continuum,' Arts of Asia, March-April 2004, p. 89, no. 24.

Note: The shape is of Chinese origin, the yuhuchun wine bottle of the 13th/14th century. For a similar bottle with a four-character inscription in the Museum of Southeast Asian Ceramics, Kyoto, see John Stevenson and John Guy,Vietnamese Ceramics: A Separate Tradition, 1997, p. 332, no. 284.

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Lot 864. A spotted celadon ewer and lid, Trần dynasty, 13th-14th century; 7 1/4in (18.5cm) height of ewer, 7 7/8in (20cm) height with lid. Estimate US$ 3,000 - 5,000 (€2,500 - 4,200). Photo: Bonhams. 

Of compressed ovoid form with a short spout and a striated strap handle on the shoulder separated by four leaf shaped loops, the walls also incised with string bands visible beneath the pale olive-green glaze marked with iron brown dots of irregular shape, the wide foot and shallow base unglazed; the lid with faceted walls similarly glazed and fitting over the short neck of the ewer.

Note: For ewers of similar form with four leaf-shaped loops on the shoulder, see John Stevenson and John Guy,Vietnamese Ceramics: A Separate Tradition, 1997, p. 237, nos. 117 and 118 (as 13th/14th century). for an alms bowl and a beaker with the same spotted glaze, dated to the 13th/14th century, see Philippe Truong, The Elephant and the Lotus: Vietnamese Ceramics in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, New York, 2007, pp. 83-84, nos. 50 and 51. The spotted glaze may have been inspired by the many Longquan vessels exported to Southeast Asia during the Yuan dynasty: see the Southeast Asian Ceramic Society, Singapore, Chinese Celadons and Other Related Wares in Southeast Asia, 1979, pp. 190-195, no. 152 and nos. 154-157 (all as 14th century).

Alms bowl, Vietnam, Trân dynasty, 13th–14th century. Stoneware with bluish gray and yellow-brown glaze, five spur marks; 2 7/16 x 6 7/8 in. (6.2 x 17.5 cm). Gift of John D. Constable, 1989.801 © 2017 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Catalogue raisonné: Truong Philippe, The Elephant and the Lotus: Vietnamese Ceramics in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2007 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Cat. 50

Beaker, Vietnam, Trân dynasty, 13th–14th century. Stoneware with bluish white and yellow-brown glaze, unglazed stacking ring; 3 1/16 x 4 1/2 in. (7.7 x 11.4 cm). Gift of John D. Constable, 1989.800 © 2017 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Catalogue raisonné: Truong Philippe, The Elephant and the Lotus: Vietnamese Ceramics in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2007 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Cat. 51

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Lot 865. A group of three brown glazed bowls with impressed decoration, Trần-Lê dynasty, 14th-15th century; 6 1/2in and 6 3/8in (16.5 and 16cm) diameter. Estimate US$ 1,000 - 1,500 (€840 - 1,300). Photo: Bonhams. 

Each with a delicately foliated rim and impressed decoration across the well: the first bowl showing alternating cloud and floral panels around a cloud roundel and the second bowl impressed with a lotus pod medallion surrounded by flowering plants, five spur marks appearing in the dark brown glaze across both wells; the third bowl impressed with alternating peony and prunus flowers and the abbreviated Chinese characters guan yao at the center surrounded by an unglazed firing ring within the pale brown glaze layer; the glaze on all three bowls continuing onto the exterior walls, stopping unevenly above each foot ring and recessed base.

Published: The first two bowls are illustrated in James H. Brow and Anh Hoang Brow, 'Vietnamese Ceramics: A Ten Thousand Year Continuum,' Arts of Asia, March-April 2004, p. 84, no. 9.

Note: For bowls with similar impressed decoration to the first and second bowls in this, see John Stevenson and John Guy, Vietnamese Ceramics: A Separate Tradition, 1997, p. 278, nos. 193 and 195; for the guan yao mark impressed on the third bowl, see p. 279, no. 197.

Lot 866. Two green glazed bowls with unglazed stacking rings, Trần-Lê dynasty, 14th-15th century; 6 1/2 and 6 1/8in (16.5 and 15.5cm) diameter. Estimate US$ 800 - 1,200 (€680 - 1,000). Photo: Bonhams. 

The larger bowl with a cut rim and a well impressed with alternating flower heads separated by raised ribs above an unglazed stacking ring in the dark green glaze layer that continues on the exterior, stopping unevenly above a tall foot and recessed base; the smaller bowl elaborately molded with a barbed rim and conforming ribs down the walls of the well also impressed with phoenixes in flight amid clouds and a cloud roundel framed by the unglazed stacking ring in the pale leaf green glaze layer also covering the exterior walls, a reddish brown wash applied inside the foot and on the recessed base.

Published: James H. Brow and Anh Hoang Brow, 'Vietnamese Ceramics: A Ten Thousand Year Continuum,' Arts of Asia, March-April 2004, p. 84, no. 9.

Note: For three glazed bowls marked with similar unglazed stacking rings in the wells, see John Stevenson and John Guy,Vietnamese Ceramics: A Separate Tradition, 1997, p. 279, no. 196.

Lot 867. A celadon bowl with impressed decoration, Trần dynasty, 14th century; 6 5/8in (17cm). Estimate US$ 1,000 - 2,000 (€840 - 1,700). Photo: Bonhams.  

Molded with a barbed rim and a double-layer design on the interior walls of flower and leaf sprays scattered over large lotus petals radiating upward form a central roundel of two impressed fish, the exterior walls incised with radiating lines, the olive glaze stopping unevenly along the thick foot ring. 

Published: James H. Brow and Anh Hoang Brow, 'Vietnamese Ceramics: A Ten Thousand Year Continuum,' Arts of Asia, March-April 2004, p. 89, no. 22. 

Note: The color and shape of this bowl imitate Chinese Longquan ceramics exported throughout Southeast Asia, many of which were centered with a pair of fish in high relief. For a Longquan prototype, as well as a Vietnamese dish stamped with a pair of fish at the center similar to those on this bowl, see see John Stevenson and John Guy, Vietnamese Ceramics: A Separate Tradition, 1997, p. 265, no. 168.

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Lot 868. A tall footed bowl with polychrome enamel decoration, Lê dynasty, 15th-16th century; 4 3/4in (12cm) diameter, 3in (7.5cm) high. Estimate US$ 1,000 - 1,500 (€840 - 1,300). Photo: Bonhams.  

Outlined in iron red and highlighted in green and yellow enamels forming a stylized flower and leaf spray band above jeweled lotus petals on the exterior walls and tall foot, the flared interior rim and well similarly painted with a broken diaper band, striping and a leafy branch surrounded by an unglazed firing ring on the otherwise glazed surface, the deeply recessed foot area on the exterior painted with brown wash. 

Published: James H. Brow and Anh Hoang Brow, 'Vietnamese Ceramics: A Ten Thousand Year Continuum,' Arts of Asia, March-April 2004, p.93, no. 34. 

Note: For a footed bowl in the Freer Gallery of art, painted in underglaze blue with similar flower heads and also with decoration applied onto the exterior surface of the foot, see Louise Allison Court, 'Vietnamese Ceramics in Japanese Contexts,' included in John Stevenson and John Guy, Vietnamese Ceramics: A Separate Tradition, 1997, p. 70, fig. 6.

 Tea bowl, 16th century. Later Lê, Mac, or Restored Later Lê dynasty. Vietnam. F1902.13 © Smithsonian Institution

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Lot 869. A deep bowl with polychrome enamel decoration, Lê dynasty, 16th century, the decoration possibly later; 5 1/4in (13.5cm) diameter, 4 1/4in (11cm) high. Estimate US$ 2,000 - 3,000 (€1,700 - 2,500). Photo: Bonhams.  

The curving walls painted in overglaze iron red, green and yellow enamels with a diagonal trellis pattern separating three cusped reserves of birds in different poses set between a narrow broken diaper band and a wider jeweled lappet band, an unglazed firing ring centering the floor of the well, the foot and recessed base also left unglazed.  

Published: James H. Brow and Anh Hoang Brow, 'Vietnamese Ceramics: A Ten Thousand Year Continuum,' Arts of Asia, March-April 2004, p.93, no. 34. 

Note: A similarly decorated polychrome enameled beaker with reddish-brown staining to the crazed glaze layer, accession number 2002.750, in the collection of the see the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is listed in their web site under Vietnam, p. 5, as 16th century, decoration possibly later.

Beaker, Vietnamese, 16th century, decoration possibly later. Stoneware with overglaze enamel decoration. Overall: 11 x 20 cm (4 5/16 x 7 7/8 in.). Anonymous gift, 2002.750 © 2017 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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Lot 870. A polychrome enameled bottle, bình Tỳ Bà, Lê dynasty, 15th-16th century, the enamels possibly added later; 11 1/2in (29.2cm) high. Estimate US$ 6,000 - 8,000 (€5,100 - 6,800). Photo: Bonhams.  

The graceful pear shape, intricately painted in iron red outline with successive registers of plantain leaves and composite lotus flowers, large curly-petaled peony blossoms attached to scrolling leafy tendrils and wave-filled reserves above jeweled lappet bands, the motifs enlivened with dots and washes of yellow and green enamel against the buff colored glaze ground, the recessed base covered with brown wash.   

Published: James H. Brow and Anh Hoang Brow, 'Vietnamese Ceramics: A Ten Thousand Year Continuum,' Arts of Asia, March-April 2004, p. 93, no. 32 and also illustrated on the front cover. 

Note: For a white glazed bottle of similar size, shape and without overglaze decoration, see John Stevenson and John Guy, Vietnamese Ceramics: A Separate Tradition, 1997, p.332, no. 285 (28cm high, as 15th century).

Lot 874. A blue and white dish with fish design, Lê dynasty, 15th-16th century; 9in (23cm) diameter. Estimate US$ 1,000 - 1,200 (€850 - 1,000). Photo: Bonhams.  

Painted in underglaze cobalt with striping along the walls and a fish swimming amid water weeds across the floor of the shallow well, the celadon-tinged glaze applied to the well and exterior walls, leaving the rim and the deeply foot area unglazed and a single ring of iron wash brushed along the join of the foot to the base.   

Published: James H. Brow and Anh Hoang Brow, 'Vietnamese Ceramics: A Ten Thousand Year Continuum,' Arts of Asia, March-April 2004, p. 91, no. 25. 

Note: For a similar dish with the fish facing to the left and two rings of iron brown painted on the base, see John Stevenson and John Guy, Vietnamese Ceramics: A Separate Tradition, 1997, p. 329, no. 275.

Lot 875. Two blue and white small saucer dishes, Lê dynasty, 15th-16th century; 6 and 4 3/8in (15 and 11cm) diameter. Estimate US$ 800 - 1,200 (€680 - 1,000). Photo: Bonhams.  

The larger of simple circular form with a short foot supporting a curving well centered with a lotus and trilliam roundel and a classic tendril scroll band at the rim reversed by a wider flower and leaf band on the upper exterior walls, the glaze stopping along the foot and partially covering the recessed base; the smaller dish molded with a barbed rim and painted with a bird on a flowering branch framed by a band of radiating lines along the cavetto, the reverse painted with jeweled lappets and the deeply recessed base left unglazed with traces of iron red adhering.   

Published: James H. Brow and Anh Hoang Brow, 'Vietnamese Ceramics: A Ten Thousand Year Continuum,' Arts of Asia, March-April 2004, p. 91, no. 28. 

Note: For a drawing of a small dish excavated from the kiln site, with barbed rim and band of radiating lines along the cavetto similar to the second saucer dish in this lot, see Tang Ba Huanh (editor), Gom Chu Dao [Chu Dao Ceramics], 1999, p. 059, third dish in the right column.

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Lot 876. A group of three blue and white bowls with tall feet, Lê dynasty, 15th-16th century; 6, 5 and 4 7/8in (16.3, 12.7 and 12.2cm) diameter, 3 3/8, 3 1/8 and 3 3/8in (8.7, 8.5 and 8.7cm) high. Estimate US$ 1,500 - 2,000 (€1,300 - 1,700). Photo: Bonhams.  

The largest loosely painted with a clam-shaped flower head at the base of the well reversed by a peony flower and leafy spray meander above jeweled lappets, the deeply recessed base finished with brown wash; the second, very carefully painted with a peony flower roundel at the base of the well, geometric bands on both sides of the rim, a lotus flower and leafy stem meander above jeweled lappets and the deeply recessed base also finished with brown wash; the third centered with an indistinct Chinese character written within a firing ring at the floor of the well, stylized chrysanthemum flower and leafy meander above a jeweled lappet band above the very tall foot and brown wash applied within the recessed base.   

Note: Tall footed bowls formed a major portion of the Hoi An Hoard and the output of the Chu Dao Kilns. For spiral flower heads at the center of the well and other decoration on the first bowl in this lot, see Butterfields sale, Treasures from the Hoi An Hoard, 11-13 October, 2000, lots 1487 to 1521. The second bowl in the lot with carefully drawn geometric bands and lotus flower meanders is related to a small group of bowls from the Hoi An Hoard offered in lots 1586 to 1593, as well lot 1643, the single stem cup preserved in the cargo. For examples identical to the third bowl in the lot excavated at the kiln site, see Tang Bo Hoanh, Gom Chu Dao [Chu Dao Ceramics], 1999, p. 102; and Philippe Truong, The Elephant and the Lotus: Vietnamese Ceramics in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, New York, 2007, p. 196, no. 159 (as Ngoi and Chu Dau style, 16th century).

Bowl, Vietnamese, Lê dynasty, 16th century, Hanoi, Vietnam. Stoneware with cream wash, chocolate brown wash on base, underglaze cobalt blue decoration, unglazed stacking ring, Ngoi and Chu Dau style, 7.8 x 16.2 cm (3 1/16 x 6 3/8 in.). Anonymous gift, 1989.746 © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Catalogue Raisonné: Truong Philippe, The Elephant and the Lotus: Vietnamese Ceramics in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2007 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Cat. 159

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Lot 878. Two ceramics with iron oxide decoration, Trần-Lê dynasties, 14th-15th century; 6 5/8 and 8 1/2in (17 and 21.5cm) diameter. Estimate US$ 1,000 - 1,500 (€850 - 1,300). Photo: Bonhams.  

The first a bowl loosely painted with a classic scroll meander on the flared rim, a floral roundel centering the well and another flower and leaf band encircling the exterior walls, the glaze on the interior marked with five spur marks and stopping above the foot, the recessed base coated with brown wash; the second a plate with striping near the unglazed rim and framing a fish swimming amid water weeds across the floor of the well, the exterior walls also glazed and a narrow band of brown wash applied to the recessed base within the unglazed foot pad.  

Note: The fish dish is illustrated in James H. Brow and Anh Hoang Brow, 'Vietnamese Ceramics: A Ten Thousand Year Continuum,' Arts of Asia, March-April 2004, p. 91, no. 25.

For similar iron oxide designs and shapes from the 14th to 15th century, see John Stevenson and John Guy, Vietnamese Ceramics: A Separate Tradition, 1997, p. 284-285, nos. 204-206.

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Lot 879. A small lotus-petal dish with incised decoration, Lý dynasty, 11th-13th century; 4 1/8 (1.5cm) diameter. Estimate US$ 1,000 - 1,500 (€850 - 1,300). Photo: Bonhams.  

Carefully molded with walls shaped as extruding lotus petal covered with a celadon-tinged glaze, the tiny raised pearls along the lip showing traces of iron wash that also color a row of impressed pearls framing a leaf scroll roundel incised across the unglazed floor, the deeply recessed base and foot also left unglazed.  

Note: For small dishes of similar form, see John Stevenson and John Guy, Vietnamese Ceramics: A Separate Tradition, 1997, pP. 192-194, nos. 45-48; and their possible use as offering trays discussed by John Stevenson on pp. 117-118.

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Lot 880. An olive green glazed bowl with carved and combed decoration, Trần dynasty, 13th-14th century; 7 1/4in (18.5cm) diameter. Estimate US$ 1,000 - 1,500 (€850 - 1,300). Photo: Bonhams.  

The deep well carved and combed with a diffuse bird and peony flower pattern surrounding further comb and scrape marks at the center of the well, the exterior walls also incised with radiating lines above the foot ring, the glaze applied everywhere except the foot pad and recessed base.  

Published: James H. Brow and Anh Hoang Brow, 'Vietnamese Ceramics: A Ten Thousand Year Continuum,' Arts of Asia, March-April 2004, p. 83, no. 4.

Note: The diffuse pattern on this bowl is difficult to read, further away from Longquan and qingbai sources. For a bowl of similar form and diffuse decoration, associated with the Tongan kilns of Fujian, ascribed to the 13th century, see the Southeast Asian Ceramics Society exhibition, Chinese Celadons And Other Related Wares in Southeast Asia, Singapore, 1979, pp. 156-157, no. 78, pls. 66 & 67. For related bowls with combed and carved decoration from the Than Hoa kilns, see Philippe Truong, The Elephant and the Lotus: Vietnamese Ceramics in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, New York, 2007, pp. 51-52, nos. 19 and 20 (as Trân dynasty, 13th/14th century).

Dish, Vietnam, Trần dynasty, 13th–14th century. Stoneware with pale green glaze, incised and combed decoration, five spur marks, Thanh Hoa kilns; 2 1/16 x 6 7/16 in. (5.3 x 16.4 cm ). Anonymous gift, 1989.778 © 2017 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Truong, Philippe, The Elephant and the Lotus: Vietnamese Ceramics in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2007 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Cat. 19 and 20.

Dish, Vietnam, Trần dynasty, 13th–14th century. Stoneware with pale green glaze, incised and combed decoration, five spur marks, Thanh Hoa kilns; 2 1/16 x 6 3/4 in. (5.2 x 17.1 cm). Gift of John D. Constable, 1989.763 © 2017 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Truong, Philippe, The Elephant and the Lotus: Vietnamese Ceramics in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2007 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Cat. 20

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Lot 881. Two green glazed shallow bowls with impressed decoration and spur marks, Trần -Lê dynasties, 14th-15th century; 6 7/8 and 7 1/8in (17.4 and 18.3cm) diameter. Estimate US$ 800 - 1,200 (€680 - 1,000). Photo: Bonhams.  

The well of the first bowl impressed with a central flower head and squared spiral bands separating flower head and leaf scrolls from raised lotus petals below the rim with five spur marks in the dark leaf green glaze that continues onto the exterior walls and portions of the foot, the exposed fabric of the recessed base burnt a pale cinnamon brown; the well of the second bowl impressed with a center roundel and wide band of feathery leaves and stylized pomegranate silhouettes bordered by miniature pearl bands, the dark leaf green glaze covering all surfaces with three spur marks visible in the center of the well and three more remaining on the recessed base within the foot ring. 

Published: The first bowl appears in James H. Brow and Anh Hoang Brow, 'Vietnamese Ceramics: A Ten Thousand Year Continuum,' Arts of Asia, March-April 2004, p. 84, no. 9.

Note: A bowl similar to the second bowl in this lot is illustrated in the same article on p. 85, no. 10. For an example similar to the first bowl in the lot, see John Stevenson and John Guy, Vietnamese Ceramics: A Separate Tradition, 1997, p. 277, no. 192.

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Lot 882. A crackle glazed wine bottle with polychrome enamel decoration, Bát Tràng kilns,16th-17th century; 8 3/4in (22cm) high. Estimate US$ 1,000 - 2,000 (€850 - 1,700). Photo: Bonhams.  

Molded with a cylindrical neck and flaring foot on a body molded into six lobes, each with raised ribs framing a fabulous beast (nghe) standing between flower heads, the beast showing remains of amber enamel in contrast to the green enamel coloring the raised frames and portions of the background, the foot and deeply recessed base left unglazed. 

Published: James H. Brow and Anh Hoang Brow, 'Vietnamese Ceramics: A Ten Thousand Year Continuum,' Arts of Asia, March-April 2004, p. 94, no. 35.

Note: For a similar wine bottle with longer neck, see Gom Bat Trang the ky XIV-XIX (Bat Trang Ceramics 14th-19th Centuries), 1995, p. 113, no. 59, as 16th/17th century.

Lot 883. A cream glazed bowl with carved decoration, Lý–Trần dynasties, 12th-13th century; 7 1/2in (19cm) diameter. Estimate US$ 800 - 1,200 (€680 - 1,000). Photo: Bonhams.  

Thinly potted with five notches cut into the flared rim, the curving well incised and combed with a peony flower and leaf pattern bound within a single-line frame beneath a creamy glaze with a faint green tinge that continues onto the exterior walls, stopping unevenly along the to expose the fabric along the narrow foot ring and recessed base. 

Published: James H. Brow and Anh Hoang Brow, 'Vietnamese Ceramics: A Ten Thousand Year Continuum,' Arts of Asia, March-April 2004, p. 82, no. 4.

Note: The combed and incised decoration as well as the shape of the foot on this lot provide very close parallels to qingbai bowls fired at Jingdezhen during the Northern and Southern Song period. See Kai-yin Lo (editor), Bright as Silver White as Snow: Chinese White Ceramics form Late Tang to Yuan Dynasty, Hong Kong, 1998, pp. 164-165, pl. 40 (as 11th century); and pp. 174-175, pl. 45 (as 12th or 13th century).

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