A LARGE ANNAMESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWL, VIETNAM, 14TH-15TH CENTURY
Sturdily potted with deep rounded sides supported on a short foot and rising to an everted rim, finely painted in shades of cobalt blue to the interior with a central medallion enclosing two chrysanthemum blossoms borne on leafy scrolling vines, the rim encircled by a scroll band between double-line borders, the exterior similarly decorated with pairs of chrysanthemum blossoms and foliate scroll. Covered overall in a thick transparent glaze, save for the base with only few splashes of glaze and revealing the ware burnt to orange in the firing.


Provenance:
London trade.

Condition:
Very good condition with some wear and firing flaws including warping, dark spots, kiln grit, firing cracks, pitting, glaze recesses, and the foot slightly smoothened, all inherent to manufacturing.

Weight: 4,033 g
Dimensions: Diameter 44.9 cm


Literature comparison:

Compare a related Annamese blue and white bowl with similar warping, 30.5 cm in diameter, dated 15th century, in the Detroit Institute of Arts, accession number 72.716.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 20 September 2000, lot 173
Price: USD 9,400 or approx.
EUR 15,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A blue and white dish, Annamese, 14th/15th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form and decoration with similar central floral roundel and scroll band encircling the rim. Note the size (40 cm).




十四至十五世紀大型安南青花碗

胎體緊致，侈口，深圓腹，短圈足。碗内開光青花描繪纏枝菊花紋，邊緣兩道雙弦紋之間卷草紋；外壁成對纏枝菊花紋理。 通體厚厚的透明釉，圈足内露胎。


來源：
倫敦古玩交易。

品相：
狀況極好，有一些磨損和燒製缺陷，包括翹曲、黑點、窯砂、燒製裂紋、麻點、釉面凹陷和足部略微平滑。

重量：4,033 克
尺寸：直徑 44.9 厘米


文獻比較：


比較一件相近的十五世紀安南青花瓷碗，有相似的翹曲，直徑30.5 釐米，收藏於底特律美術館，館藏編號72.716。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2000年9月20日，lot 173
價格：USD 9,400（相當於今日
EUR 15,000
）
描述：十四至十五世紀安南青花盤
專家評論：比較相近的外形、花紋裝飾，以及盤沿成捲花紋理。請注意尺寸 (40 釐米)。