A Selection of Four Vietnamese Blue and White Small Boxes
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A Selection of Four Vietnamese Blue and White Small Boxes
15th-16th century, circular boxes, each with a flat lid and decorated to cover and body with various floral designs.
Tallest 1 3/4 in.
The Underwood collection of Vietnamese ceramics presents a curated selection of various shapes and patterns of blue and white created during the 15th and 16th centuries. The Vietnamese ceramic workshops came to a pinnacle in the 15th century spurred by the Chinese occupation of north Vietnam and the gap left in the market from lower exports from China. The Vietnamese were able to create high quality pieces similar to the Chinese style using underglaze cobalt blue with a heaping effect but with more graceful and willowy brushstrokes over a soft white paste stoneware. The Vietnamese exported tProperty from the Estate of Jean Underwood, sold by the Ackland Art Museum to benefit the Ruth and Sherman Lee Fund for Asian Art
Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
15th-16th century, circular boxes, each with a flat lid and decorated to cover and body with various floral designs.
Tallest 1 3/4 in.
The Underwood collection of Vietnamese ceramics presents a curated selection of various shapes and patterns of blue and white created during the 15th and 16th centuries. The Vietnamese ceramic workshops came to a pinnacle in the 15th century spurred by the Chinese occupation of north Vietnam and the gap left in the market from lower exports from China. The Vietnamese were able to create high quality pieces similar to the Chinese style using underglaze cobalt blue with a heaping effect but with more graceful and willowy brushstrokes over a soft white paste stoneware. The Vietnamese exported tProperty from the Estate of Jean Underwood, sold by the Ackland Art Museum to benefit the Ruth and Sherman Lee Fund for Asian Art
Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
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Good estate condition, one with hairline to rim of base, others with minor fretting and loses to rims and scattered firing flaws.
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A Selection of Four Vietnamese Blue and White Small Boxes
Estimate $50 - $25,000
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