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881
TWO GREEN GLAZED SHALLOW BOWLS WITH IMPRESSED
DECORATION AND SPUR MARKS
Tran-Le dynasties, 14th/15th century
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.
6 7/8 and 7 1/8in (17.4 and 18.3cm) diameter
$800 - 1,200

Published
The first bowl appears in James H. Brow and Anh Hoang Brow,
‘Vietnamese Ceramics: A Ten Thousand Year Continuum,’ Arts of Asia, 881
March-April 2004, p. 84, no. 9.

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.

882
A CRACKLE GLAZED WINE BOTTLE WITH POLYCHROME
ENAMEL DECORATION
Bat Trang kilns,16th/17th century
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.
8 3/4in (22cm) high

$1,000 - 2,000
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.

For a similar wine bottle with longer neck, see Gom Bat Trang the ky 882
XIV-XIX (Bat Trang Ceramics 14th-19th Centuries), 1995, p. 113, no.
59, as 16th/17th century.

883
A CREAM GLAZED BOWL WITH CARVED DECORATION
Ly-Tran dynasties, 12th/13th century
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 to expose the
fabric along the narrow foot ring and recessed base.
7 1/2in (19cm) diameter
$800 - 1,200
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.

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 883
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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