Five "Bleus de Huê" or China for Vietnam, ordered pattern porcelains in Boston

Plate, "dragons and pearl" pattern. Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue; inscription "Nôi phu thi trung" (Made for the Central Palace), 3,2 x 15cm. Lê-Trinh period, Trinh Doanh government, 1740-1767). Gilft of John D. Constable 2007.401. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Plate. Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue; inscription "Nôi phu thi doai" (Made for the Western Palace), 3,4 x 14,5cm. Lê-Trinh period, Trinh Sâm government, 1767-1782). Gilft of John D. Constable 2007.402. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Bowl "Dragon and phoenix" pattern. Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue, 5,5 x 12,6 cm. Nguyên dynasty, Tu Duc reign, 1847-1883. Private collection.

Tea-saucer, "Mai hac" (Apricot and crane") pattern with a poem in Nôm. Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue, 2,6 x 17,5 cm. Nguyên dynasty, 19th century. Private collection.

Plate, "Ducks" pattern. Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue; seal en base "ngoc phiên" (tablet of jade), 2,4 x 17 cm. Nguyên dynasty, 19th century. Private collection