Small "Bleu de Hue" dish
19th century
Object PlaceChina or Vietnam
Medium/TechniqueCeramic. Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration of bird on branch
DimensionsOther: 14.3 x 2.2 cm (5 5/8 x 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of John D. Constable
Accession number2007.403
On View
On viewClassificationsCeramics
Collections
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.
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.
possibly 15th century
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