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Dish Noi phu thi doai
Dish Noi phu thi doai

Dish Noi phu thi doai

1767–82
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniquePorcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration, inscription noi phu thi doai
DimensionsOverall: 14.5 x 3.4 cm (5 11/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of John D. Constable
Accession number2007.402
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On view
ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
InscriptionsOn base, molded in relief, "noi phu thi doai," the mark of the interior residence of the Western Palace. The piece was made for the favorite concubine of Trinh Sam (r. 1767-1782).ProvenanceBy 1948, Ngo Quynh Dieu, Ris-Orangis, Essonne, France; by inheritance to her daughter, Mrs. Nguyen Anh, Hochiminhville, Vietnam [see note 1]; by 1999, given by Mrs. Anh to John Davidson Constable (b. 1927- d. 2016), Sherborn, MA; 2007, gift of John Davidson Constable to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 27, 2007)


NOTES:
[1] At her death Mrs. Ngo Quynh Dieu left her collection of Vietnamese ceramics to her daughter in Vietnam, Mrs. Ahn. Until Mrs. Anh gave part of the collection to John Constable, some pieces remained in the care of Mr. Michelle Becker of Sevres, France.