A Vietnamese globular stoneware ewer and cover, 13th/14th century, covered with a finely crazed pale celadon glaze, the spout in the form of a gnarled branch, the wide mouth with everted rim, unglazed base, 16.5 cm high. See John Guy 'Vietnamese Ceramics: A Separate Tradition', cat no 156, p 259 for an almost identical piece (also front cover)