Vietnamese Tran Dynasty Blue and White Traveling Jar

Vietnamese Tran Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain Four Guardians Traveling Jar W/Bamboo Motif (From a Vietnamese Royal Family) - This rare porcelain jar has a globular body, molded spout, and four molded guardians around the body, used for leather know loop handles. The jar is decorated in underglazed blue with an ornate bamboo motif. This piece comes from the estate of a Vietnamese Royal Family (the family now lives in the United States, and wishes to remain private as they still have relatives living in Vietnam). This piece has excellent investment potential, as it is thought by experts around the world and avid collectors that due to the rapid modernization of Vietnam, Vietnamese antiques will within the next ten years be more valuable than Chinese antiques. According to some of the most expert collectors in the world, what used to sell for hundreds are now selling for tens of thousands. Measurements: 10.5"H x 8"W.