Terms and conditions of use
Dish
(15th century-16th century)
- Medium
- stoneware
- Measurements
- 6.0 × 25.7 cm diameter
- Place/s of Execution
- Hanoi, Vietnam
- Accession Number
- 1998.241
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of The Thomas William Lasham Fund, Governor, 1998
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation - Gallery location
- 17th Century & Flemish Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International - About this work
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The earliest kiln-fired, glazed Vietnamese ceramics were produced in northern Vietnam around the first century BCE. Vietnam was subject to Chinese rule in the north until 938 CE, and the ceramic traditions of China have greatly influenced Vietnamese ceramics, particularly in the production of cobalt blue underglaze stonewares, as seen in this example. This type of ware, decorated with locally mined cobalt, was traded throughout South-East Asia in large numbers.
- Physical description
- Central peony and leaves motif, circled by narrow band with scroll work and wide band of scrolling foliage. Exterior with lotus petal panels. With unglazed upturned rim.