Covered box

Title
Covered box
Year/Period
15th-16th centuries
Region
Vietnam
Dimension
Gross measurement: H: 5.0,
x Dia: 8.0 cm
Accession No.
1993-00489

This covered box has a moulded form with a blue and white decoration of floral motifs.Vietnamese blue-and-white wares were made in the 15th-16th centuries to meet the fall in the supply of Chinese export wares when China banned independent trade. The Vietnamese potters were quick to leverage their production of blue-and-white export wares. Large quantities of these wares were exported to Southeast Asia and beyond. Large concentrations of Vietnamese blue-and-white have been found in Indonesia.