VIETNAM DU NORD XIVE - XVIE SIÈCLE, FOUR DE CHU ÐÂU

Lot 77
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600 - 800 EUR
VIETNAM DU NORD XIVE - XVIE SIÈCLE, FOUR DE CHU ÐÂU
Pair of stoneware and porcelain rimmed soup plates with blue-white decoration of a bird and a crab fighting for a fish among seaweed for one; and a bird among branches for the other. The edges of each with stylized decoration of plant motifs in bloom. The outer rim decorated with stylized petals. The two bases are chocolate covered. D. 23,3 cm - 23,2 cm (Wear and tear, firing defects) Việt Nam, thế kỷ 14-16, lò gốm Chu Đậu Đôi đĩa sâu lòng bằng gốm tráng men, trang trí chim, cua và cá cùng rong rêu trên một chiếc đĩa, chiếc còn lại trang trí chim muông và cây cỏ. Viền ngoài của mỗi đĩa đều trang trí hoa cỏ cách điệu. Trôn đĩa màu nâu. Đường kính 23.3 - 23.2 cm (Dấu vết đã qua sử dụng, lỗi lò) Lịch sử sưu tập PROVENANCE Collection of Dr X, Normandy "Little by little, I came to appreciate better the production of the Tonkinese kilns and marvelled at the beauty and boldness of the decorations. However, I was still convinced that Tonkinese ceramics were not to everyone's taste, who preferred Chinese porcelain. Then in 1999, a cargo ship was discovered off the coast of Hôi An, filled with thousands of pieces from the kilns of Chu Ðâu, destined for export to South-East Asia, the Middle East (the famous Topkapi bottle vase dates from 1450) and Japan (where collectors greatly appreciated Annam tea bowls, whose rusticity of material and freedom of brushstrokes are in harmony with the Zen spirit). This shipment had disappeared during a 30-year period of closed Chinese borders (1438-1470), and when I rediscovered this production, I was happy to have a new look at it. A sale in 2000 by Butterfields in San Francisco attracted both amateurs and the curious. Some of it got lost in Europe and I was able to acquire four magnificent blue-white glazed ceramic plates with a chocolate base, two of which were decorated with birds (lot n°77) and two with fish (lot n°76)." Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
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