Glazed stoneware cups with brown exteriors, inside well decorated with the Chinese character phuc, "good fortune," surrounded by a circle, all painted in underglaze-blue cobalt-oxide.

Wine Cups

Vietnam

15th - 16th century

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Bowl with incised scrolling design on interior, molded flowers in well, four spur marks on interior.
The hot-water ewer, supported by three cloud-collar feet, is covered by red lacquer with an undercoating of black lacquer. Both the body and the neck are decorated with raised bands. The piece displays both a sense of sturdiness and gracefulness in shapes seen in Negoro ware. The large sweeping handle with stylized floral fittings and the swan-neck spout reveal the elegant design of the piece. The black lacquer underneath revealed as a result of the wear of the red lacquer is part of the aesthetics of modern Japanese folk art.
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Landscape, Wu Tong, ink and color on paper