Vietnam: Large Thanh Hoa Jar with Lid. Lobed body with brown highlights, standing on a reticulated pedestal base. Ly Dynasty (c. 1000-1200 CE)

Thanh Hoa type ceramics, produced from the eleventh through thirteenth centuries, are unique in Asian ceramics, as they represent cultural influences emanating from both India and China.

Using advanced firing and glazing techniques from China, their forms were often influenced by Indian bronzes, sometimes filtered through Cambodian works, brought up through the southern trade routes. Several different Thanh Hoa forms and types are represented in this collection, the most prominent of which is a magnificent lobed jar with its original lid and reticulated foot, all highlighted by iron-oxide brown details.

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