Lot 868. A tall footed bowl with polychrome enamel decoration, Lê dynasty, 15th-16th century; 4 3/4in (12cm) diameter, 3in (7.5cm) high. Estimate US$ 1,000 - 1,500 (€840 - 1,300). Unsold. Photo: Bonhams.  

Outlined in iron red and highlighted in green and yellow enamels forming a stylized flower and leaf spray band above jeweled lotus petals on the exterior walls and tall foot, the flared interior rim and well similarly painted with a broken diaper band, striping and a leafy branch surrounded by an unglazed firing ring on the otherwise glazed surface, the deeply recessed foot area on the exterior painted with brown wash. 

Published: James H. Brow and Anh Hoang Brow, 'Vietnamese Ceramics: A Ten Thousand Year Continuum,' Arts of Asia, March-April 2004, p.93, no. 34. 

Note: For a footed bowl in the Freer Gallery of art, painted in underglaze blue with similar flower heads and also with decoration applied onto the exterior surface of the foot, see Louise Allison Court, 'Vietnamese Ceramics in Japanese Contexts,' included in John Stevenson and John Guy, Vietnamese Ceramics: A Separate Tradition, 1997, p. 70, fig. 6.

 Tea bowl, 16th century. Later Lê, Mac, or Restored Later Lê dynasty. Vietnam. F1902.13 © Smithsonian Institution

Bonhams. FINE ASIAN WORKS OF ART, 18 Dec 2017, 11:00 PST, SAN FRANCISCO