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A POLYCHROME ENAMELED BOTTLE, BINH TY BA A SMALL COVERED BOX WITH INTRICATELY PAINTED
15th/16th century, the enamels possibly added later UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND POLYCHROME DESIGNS
The graceful pear shape, intricately painted in iron red outline with 15th/16th century
successive registers of plantain leaves and composite lotus flowers, Of compressed globular form, the cover molded with six lobes and
large curly-petaled peony blossoms attached to scrolling leafy tendrils painted in underglaze blue with conforming outlines of a six-petaled
and wave-filled reserves above jeweled lappet bands, the motifs flower surrounded by cloud collar lappets with iron red and green
enlivened with dots and washes of yellow and green enamel against enamel accents, the exterior walls similarly outlined and colored with
the buff colored glaze ground, the recessed base covered with brown conforming ogival reserve of alternating leafy plants and diaper panels,
wash. the foot pad and shallowly recessed base left unglazed.
11 1/2in (29.2cm) high 2 3/4in (7cm) diameter
$6,000 - 8,000 $1,000 - 1,500
Published Published
James H. Brow and Anh Hoang Brow, ‘Vietnamese Ceramics: A Ten James H. Brow and Anh Hoang Brow, ‘Vietnamese Ceramics: A Ten
Thousand Year Continuum,’ Arts of Asia, March-April 2004, p. 93, no. Thousand Year Continuum,’ Arts of Asia, March-April 2004, p. 93, no.
32 and also illustrated on the front cover. 34.

For a white glazed bottle of similar size, shape and without overglaze For a similarly painted box, see John Stevenson and John Guy,
decoration, see John Stevenson and John Guy, Vietnamese Ceramics: Vietnamese Ceramics: A Separate Tradition, 1997, p. 362, no. 339
A Separate Tradition, 1997, p.332, no. 285 (28cm high, as 15th (lower right corner of photograph).
century).

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