Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Anamese, ca. 1500 CE. An elegant ensemble of 6 ceramic dishes, all adorned with blue-painted decoration of phoenixes and phytomorphic motifs atop a lustrous white glaze. Each dish sits upon a ring-form foot with walls that curve upwards and outwards to broad rims. Though all the vessels present unglazed feet, 2 are also unglazed on their center basins, while the remaining 4 only display sizeable rings of bare terracotta on their interiors. Size of largest: 11.5" Diameter x 2.4" H (29.2 cm x 6.1 cm)One dish (second most petite) in this lot has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full printed and bound report is available to the buyer upon request. Provenance: private Friday Harbor, Washington, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #172576