Vietnamese Tran Dynasty Blue & White Porcelain Five Fengshui Guardians Lidded Jar W/Dragon Motif (From a Vietnamese Royal Family) - This rare porcelain lidded jar has a globular body and five molded fengshui guardian lions. The jar is elaborately decorated in underglazed blue with an ornate dragon and cloud motif, and is finished with a metal rim, as selected vessels were finished with metal rims as early as the Han dynasty to set them apart from the ordinary and to make them suitable for high class clients. This piecees 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 6"W.