Small ewer. Stoneware with white glaze; incised, molded and applied decoration. Vietnamese, Ly dynasty, 11th–13th century. Anonymous gift. Accession number 2002.741. © 2012 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Six lobed wine ewer with constricted neck, a small mouth, a short, narrow spout and a small parrot-shaped handle. On the shoulder a layer of embossed lotus petals with pointed tips and an embossed braided band separates the body from the shoulder.

PROVENANCE: Collected by the donor in Vietnam in 1988 or slightly earlier

CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ: Truong, Philippe, The Elephant and the Lotus: Vietnamese Ceramics in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2007 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Cat. 9