LOT OF FIVE STONEWARE CUPS: a celadon-glazed gray bowl, minor bumps and chips, China, Song dynasty (960-1279), D. 14.7 cm; a celadon-glazed flower-shaped bowl with underglaze molded floral design. China, Ming dynasty, Longquan kilns, XVth/XVIth century, D. 16.8 cm; a celadon-glazed polylobed bowl with incised underglaze floral decoration, China, Yuan dynasty 1369-1368), D. 16.5 cm; a celadon-enameled bowl with stylized floral decoration in cobalt blue, craquelures, China for export, Ming dynasty, 16th century, D. 14 cm; and a celadon-enameled tall bowl on a short heel, with floral decoration in cobalt blue around the rim, fels and small misses, enamel wear. Vietnam or Thailand, 15th-17th century. H. 6.5 cm, D. 18 cm

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