Céramiques du Vietnam/Vietnamese Ceramics

Dish. Vietnam, Lê dynasty, late 15th–early 16th century. Photo www.andrearum.com A large, round dish with cobalt blue underglaze decoration. diam. 37,7cm. Estimate: €3,500 - €4,000 Florence Number Nine. Asian, Himalayan & Indian Works of Art. 18 May 2013 10:30am http://www.the-saleroom.com

Anamese Stoneware, c 1480.  A rare Anamese stoneware large dish made in Vietnam near the port of Hoi An durin g the 15th century. This 500 year old plate was found on a shipwreck that was dated to 1480. This piece is archeological in nature with some degradation of glaze and marine encrustations. Minor wear consistent with age and use.  Antique & Art Exchange. SHOWROOM 151 VERMONT ST #4 SF, CA 94103. San Francisco, CA, 94103 - 415-522-3580  

Four-lobed wall tile, Vietnam, Dynasty of Lê, 1450-1500. Glazed stoneware with chrysanthemum scroll designs painted in underglaze cobalt. H. 15.9 cm x W. 21.9 cm x D. 2.5 cm. San Francisco, Asian Art museum, inv. 2010.335. Gift of Mr Johnson S. Bogart © 2011 Asian Art Museum

Four-lobed wall tile, Vietnam, Dynasty of Lê, 1450-1500. Glazed stoneware with lotus and chrysanthemum scroll designs painted in underglaze cobalt. H. 25.4 cm x W. 32.4 cm x D. 3.8 cm. San Francisco, Asian Art museum, inv. 2010.333. Gift of Mr Johnson S. Bogart © 2011 Asian Art Museum

Four-lobed wall tile, Vietnam, Dynasty of Lê, 1450-1500. Glazed stoneware with lotus scroll designs painted in underglaze cobalt. H. 16.2 cm x W. 21.0 cm x D. 3.2 cm. San Francisco, Asian Art museum, inv. 2010.334. Gift of Mr Johnson S. Bogart © 2011 Asian Art Museum

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.

Plate, Vietnam, Lê dynasty (15th – 16th century). Deer painted in underglaze-cobalt, chocolate base. H. 7,30 cm. Tokyo, National Museum, TG- 2231 ©2004-2013 Tokyo National Museum

Plate, Vietnam, Lê dynasty (15th – 16th century). Chrysanthemum flower within “Sasanian star” painted in underglaze-cobalt, chocolate base. D. 36,20 cm. Tokyo, National Museum, TG-2234 ©2004-2013 Tokyo National Museum This motif is one of the rarely design specially made for the Islamic South-East Asian market.

Candleholder, Vietnam, Lê dynasty, 1677. In three sections with dragons, panels, and rosettes in biscuit relief, underglaze-cobalt decoration. Second year Vinh Tri reign (1677); H. 61,30 cm; Tokyo, National Museum, TG-2731 ©2004-2013 Tokyo National Museum

Plate, Vietnam, Lê dynasty (16th century). Buffalos painted in overglaze enamels, chocolate base. D. 34,10 cm. Tokyo, National Museum, TG-2235 ©2004-2013 Tokyo National Museum