Title
Tile fragment
Year/Period
15th-16th century
Region
North Vietnam
Material
Dimension
Object size: L:12.2 x B:12.6
Accession No.
1998-00062
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Loh Teh Soon
This shard with underglaze brown decoration is part of the hind leg of an animal. It was probably originally a tile made for the Javanese market during the 15th century. Tiles were specially commissioned for the Majapahit centres in East Java. Similar tiles still embellish the walls, minarets, and gates in the mosques of Demak and Kudus today. By the 14th century, Vietnam was exporting large volumes of wares to Southeast Asia, notably Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
