Covered pedestal box

15th–16th century

Object PlaceVietnam

Medium/TechniqueStoneware with overglaze enamels; incised and painted decoration of peony scroll and lotus flower; chocolate wash inside; base unglazed; My Xa kilns.

DimensionsOverall: 11.3 x 10 cm (4 7/16 x 3 15/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of John D. Constable

Accession number1989.737a-b

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ClassificationsCeramics

Collections

Asia

ProvenanceBetween about 1978 and 1989, purchased by John Davidson Constable (b. 1927- d. 2016), Sherborn, MA; 1989, year-end gift of John Davidson Constable to the MFA. (Accession date: January 24, 1990)