Bottle with Waves and Auspicious Emblems 14th century Vietnam The history of the shape of this Vietnamese bottle is interesting. It is based on a shape that was popular in China in the fourteenth century. The Chinese pieces are a slight reinterpretation of a shape first found in metalwork in the eighth century, which, in turn, was based on a form introduced from India with Bottle with Waves and Auspicious Emblems. Vietnam. 14th century. Stoneware painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze. Ceramics

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