Four-lobed wall tile, Vietnam, Dynasty of Lê, 1450-1500

Four-lobed wall tile, Vietnam, Dynasty of Lê, 1450-1500

Four-lobed wall tile, Vietnam, Dynasty of Lê, 1450-1500. Glazed stoneware with chrysanthemum scroll design painted in underglaze cobalt. H. 4.4 cm x W. 25.4 cm x D. 31.7 cm. San Francisco, Asian Art museum, inv. 1994.141. Gift of Betty and Jack Bogart  © 2011 Asian Art Museum

Tiles of this type were made specifically for the Indonesian market. Such tiles were set into the walls of Javanese mosque buildings as decoration.