A PHÁP LAM - HUẾ ENAMELS ‘BAMBOO AND PLUM’ SPITTOON POSSIBLY FROM THE SERVICES OF H.M. THE EMPERORS THIÊU TRI OR TU DUC Polychrome enamels on copper. It rests on a short foot, has a globular body and a trumpet neck. It is finely painted in bright colors with bamboo and plum flowers against a night blue ground enhanced with a gilt bee nest pattern. H: 10 cm Notes: According to Vietnam Annal Records, it is during the 8th year of the reign of Emperor Minh Mạng(1820-1839), i.e. 1827, that the technique of enamel on metal, originating from Canton / Guangzhou, China, was introduced to Vietnam. At that time, a workshop was established under the responsibility of the official court painter Vũ Văn Mai. Compare with a related cup and a related saucer preserved in a private collection in Paris, France. Click HERE to see the related items. Compare with a related pair of wine cups sold in these rooms, 2021-11-23, lot 188, for €2,200. Also compare with a related spittoon sold at LYNDA TROUVE, Paris, France, as part of a lot, 2018-10-15, lot 70, for €10,000.