ZETTERQUIST  GALLERIES

White Bowl with Molded Ruyi Pattern

14th-15th c. Vietnam

Diameter: 19.7cm

A white porcelaineous stoneware bowl with a molded ruyi petal design confined within a band of slanted key-frets, and encircling a central floral medallion with a band of waves. The exterior is white with burial staining, and the interior of the straight foot-rim is coated in chocolate brown, typical of Vietnamese wares. There is a sticker from Christies Paris, where it was acquired by John Menke.
 

Condition - Two small hairline cracks at rim, some glaze fritting at rim and bottom surface. Areas of burial staining.

 

Provenance:
Christies Paris
John Menke Collection
Zetterquist Galleries, New York
Private New York Collection