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Covered Round Box
(Southeast Asia )
The introduction of cobalt underglazing from China in the 15th century spurred the development of the local blue-and-white ceramic industry in Vietnam, both for domestic use and for export. Designs of 15th- and 16th-century Vietnamese ceramics, especially the blossoms and floral scrolls decorating this box, tended to reference Chinese designs.
Provenance
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Len Bartkowiak [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, November 1981, by purchase.
Geographies
Vietnam (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Diam: 3 1/16 in. (7.7 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, in memory of Captain William H. Smith, 1981
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
49.2437