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Southeast Asian Ceramics New Light on Old Pottery

Vietnam

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Jar, octagonal, blue and white
with overglaze enamels
Bat Trang kilns
17 th –18 th C
H: 34 cm, D: 27 cm
NUS Museum S1980-0001-001-0
Tall octagonal jar with eight handles disposed around
shoulder; neck decorated with lotus panels in blue 141
underglaze; multicoloured overglaze enamel of two dragons,
with pearl and eight auspicious objects on a background
of cloud and wave motifs; near foot, floral scrolls in blue opposite:
underglaze. (See also Brown 2002a: 58)
Polychrome plate with tiger
Jar, blue and white with dragon Vietnam
and floral decoration 15 th –16 th C
Vietnam H: 9.5 cm, D: 41.5 cm
17 th C Private Collection
H: 35 cm, D: 29 cm Decorated in underglaze blue with red and green enamel;
NUS Museum NU30007-0 a tiger on centre medallion surrounded by cloud motifs and
Jar with four handles with moulded florettes; around upper a circular border of scallop motifs; on cavetto, six ogival
half of the body, dragon motif is painted in cobalt blue panels of flower blooms on a wave background; on rim,
underglaze; lower body consists of vegetal scroll motif; frieze of a diaper pattern. (Compare Brown 1988: pl IXD)
both halves separated by double painted lines. Previously Previously from Sinclair Collection, Muzium Seni Asia,
from the Nantah Collection. Universiti Malaya.