Dish with deer.
15th-16th c Vietnamese Lê Dynasty (Later) Ceramics
LÊ DYNASTY Anonymous (aka LY Dynasty)
(active c. 980 - 1802)
c. 1400-1599
15th-16th c
Stoneware; Underglaze blue; Overglaze polychrome enamels
Lê Dynasty (Later)
Vietnam.
Boston. Museum of Fine Arts.
bost1948
Made at the My Xa kilns. Reputed to come from a princely family of Atjeh, North Sumatra, who migrated to the Netherlands. Probably made for export to Sumatra or other Islamic area.
Caption:
LÊ DYNASTY Anonymous | Dish with deer. | c. 1400-1599 | Vietnamese | Later Lê Dynasty | ©Kathleen Cohen |