#383 • Vietnamese 17th C. Blue Underglazed Wash Bowl

Part of Lunar New Year Royal Family Auction (timed auction by GWS Auctions)

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Est. $30,000-$31,000 Vietnamese 17th C. Blue Underglazed White Porcelain Longevity Wash Bowl W/Six Crane Motif (From a Vietnamese Royal Family) - This porcelain wash bowl is elaborately decorated in a vivid blue underglaze around the exterior with six cranes flying among Vietnamese "Tho" longevity characters in Chu Nom script, stylized clouds and smoke wisps along with crashing waves at the bottom. The interior is similarly decorated with a single Tho character among crashing waves and stylized clouds inside double circles, as well as a border of crashing waves around the interior rim. This piece comes from the estate of a Vietnamese Royal Family (the family now lives in the United States, and wishes to remain private as they still have relatives living in Vietnam). Measurements: 6"H x 13"W