A HOI AN HOARD BLUE AND WHITE EWER Vietnam, 15th/16th century The pear-shaped vessel after an Islamic metalwork form, rising to a flared neck, flanked by a gently curved spout and handle scrolling at the upper end, the body decorated to each side with an openwork cartouche carved with a parrot amongst scrolling foliage within red painted borders, on a ground of stylised animals amongst flowering plants and grasses, above wide petal-form lappets at the foot. 24cm (9 1/2in) high. Footnotes: 越南 十五/十六世紀 青花花卉紋執壺 Provenance: The Hoi An Hoard (collector's notes) Butterfields San Francisco, 11-13th October 2000, lot 3923 (collector's notes) Acquired from R & G McPherson Antiques, London, 2002 (collector's notes) Published and Illustrated: M. White, Beasts at the Whites' House: A selection of ceramics from the Whites' House collection, vol.1, n.p., 2020, p.176 A similar ewer, 15th century, can be seen at the Brooklyn Museum, New York, accession number 2022.38.1. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing