Dish with peony design

Vietnam, Red River delta, possibly Hai Du’ong Province

16th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 250

This impressively scaled serving dish is decorated in cobalt blue on a white slip immersed in a translucent glaze. The confident painting style, characterized by robust brushwork and pooled concentrations of cobalt, has all the hallmarks of a skilled artisan working with a practiced hand. The design of a central peony bloom and a floral meander typifies high quality wares from the Philippines and Indonesia, Vietnam’s strongest markets in this period.

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Title: Dish with peony design
Date: 16th century
Culture: Vietnam, Red River delta, possibly Hai Du’ong Province
Medium: Stoneware with cobalt blue painted floral decoration
Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Diam. 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm); Diam. of foot: 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Breece III, 2021
Object Number: 2021.11.1
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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