15th Century Vietnamese Blue & White Flower Bowl
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A Vietnamese blue and white large bowl, circa 15th century, potted as a shallow bowl with everted and up-turned unglazed rim, decorated with a single flower spray to the centre in underglaze blue, with scrolling lotus to the cavetto. The unglazed base dressed with an iron brown finish., 5.5 cm high, 26 cm diameter.
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- Everted - An everted rim is an outwardly turning or flaring outwards rim, as seen the rims on jugs, vases, bowls and dishes.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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