Bowl

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

ASIA.1979.097

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ASIA.1979.097

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

1998

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1998

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

Asian; Southeast Asian; Vietnamese

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Asian; Southeast Asian; Vietnamese

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Vietnamese

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Vietnamese

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Bowl

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Bowl

Title

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View:

Full view

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Full view

View

false

Creation Date:

15th century

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15th century

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1401

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1401

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1500

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1500

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Stoneware painted with underglaze cobalt blue

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Stoneware painted with underglaze cobalt blue

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Ceramics

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Ceramics

Classification Term

false

Creation Place:

Vietnam

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Vietnam

Creation Place

false

Dimensions:

H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); D. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)

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H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); D. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

Asia Society

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Asia Society

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

New York, New York, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1979.097

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1979.097

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection

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Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.asiasociety.org

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<a href="http://www.asiasociety.org"target="_new">http://www.asiasociety.org</a>

Rights

false

Context:

The history of pottery in Southeast Asia reflects complicated relationships among the ceramics of the region's different countries and peoples, as well as with the ceramics of China to the north. For example, the blue-and-white technology and peony motif of this Vietnamese bowl derive from Chinese prototypes. The evolution of a tradition of stoneware painted with underglaze blue in northern Vietnam during the late 14th or early 15th century is closely tied to the histories of China and Vietnam. It is generally acknowledged that the technology needed to control painting with underglaze cobalt blue on a white porcelain body had been mastered in China by the mid-14th century. The Ming-period Chinese annexation of Vietnam from 1407 to 1428 and the imperial Chinese prohibition of the ceramic trade from 1436 to 1465 spurred the development of the Vietnamese ceramic industry in the 15th century. The introduction of blue-and-white technology is the most noticeable effect of these two historical events and has led to much speculation regarding the possibility of Chinese potters immigrating to Vietnam.

Originally used in Vietnam to replace the underglaze iron decoration common on ceramics made during the 13th and 14th centuries, underglaze cobalt blue quickly became the most common color for painting Vietnamese ceramics. This bowl, however, also has a chocolate-brown slip on its base. Until recently, the covering of the bottom of a ceramic piece in this fashion was considered an exclusively Vietnamese tradition, one that probably began in the 14th century. Examples of ceramics with this type of base, however, have also been found in Thailand.

There is no technical explanation for covering the base of ceramics in this fashion. While the use of this base may be the result of aesthetic taste, it may also have served some practical function. For example, a brown-glazed base may have been employed to differentiate vessels used in religious or other types of ceremonies from those used in more mundane settings. It may also have been a type of potter's mark or a counting symbol. The discovery of Thai as well as Vietnamese ceramics with this distinctive treatment of the base suggests that while the purpose of this device is unclear now, it may have once been widely recognized in Southeast Asia.

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The history of pottery in Southeast Asia reflects complicated relationships among the ceramics of the region's different countries and peoples, as well as with the ceramics of China to the north. For example, the blue-and-white technology and peony motif of this Vietnamese bowl derive from Chinese prototypes. The evolution of a tradition of stoneware painted with underglaze blue in northern Vietnam during the late 14th or early 15th century is closely tied to the histories of China and Vietnam. It is generally acknowledged that the technology needed to control painting with underglaze cobalt blue on a white porcelain body had been mastered in China by the mid-14th century. The Ming-period Chinese annexation of Vietnam from 1407 to 1428 and the imperial Chinese prohibition of the ceramic trade from 1436 to 1465 spurred the development of the Vietnamese ceramic industry in the 15th century. The introduction of blue-and-white technology is the most noticeable effect of these two historical events and has led to much speculation regarding the possibility of Chinese potters immigrating to Vietnam.<P>Originally used in Vietnam to replace the underglaze iron decoration common on ceramics made during the 13th and 14th centuries, underglaze cobalt blue quickly became the most common color for painting Vietnamese ceramics. This bowl, however, also has a chocolate-brown slip on its base. Until recently, the covering of the bottom of a ceramic piece in this fashion was considered an exclusively Vietnamese tradition, one that probably began in the 14th century. Examples of ceramics with this type of base, however, have also been found in Thailand.</P><P>There is no technical explanation for covering the base of ceramics in this fashion. While the use of this base may be the result of aesthetic taste, it may also have served some practical function. For example, a brown-glazed base may have been employed to differentiate vessels used in religious or other types of ceremonies from those used in more mundane settings. It may also have been a type of potter's mark or a counting symbol. The discovery of Thai as well as Vietnamese ceramics with this distinctive treatment of the base suggests that while the purpose of this device is unclear now, it may have once been widely recognized in Southeast Asia.</P>

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