"Chiết Yêu" plate origin
16th–17th Century
The chiết yêu plate is attributed to the Chu Đậu kilns in Hải Dương, a major ceramic center of the Mạc to Revival Lê period.
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Descriptive title
Slender ceramic plate
Initial context
Date
c. 16th-17th century
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Description
This chiết yêu or “cinched waist” plate dates to the sixteenth to seventeenth century and is attributed to the Mạc to Revival Lê period, possibly from the Chu Đậu kilns in Hải Dương Province. Like the associated chiết yêu bowl, it is finished in a pale jade green celadon glaze and decorated with hand painted cobalt blue floral motifs. The plate was used by the family of Bùi Thuần (1896-1948), in Trình Phố village, Kiến Xương District, Thái Bình Province. After 1954, when the family's house was requisitioned by the communist government, this plate along with other selected heirlooms were saved by being moved to the Bùi ancestral hall. In 2005, Bùi Chiên, the eldest son of Bùi Thuần, retrieved two chiết yêu bowls and four plates for the family altar in Southern California. This plate and one bowl were later donated by Bùi Đức Uyên to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum for preservation and public display.
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Rights description
Object donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum by Bùi Đức Uyên
VHM_0058
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Timeline
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"Chiết Yêu" plate preserved as family heirloom
19th–Mid 20th CenturyThe plate was preserved as a family heirloom within the household of Cụ Ông Bùi Thuần (1896–1948).
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"Chiết Yêu" plate gets transferred to the Bùi ancestral hall
Post-1954The plate, along with other heirlooms, were relocated to the từ đường họ Bùi (Bùi family ancestral hall) after the communist government requisitioned the family house during the Land Reforms.
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Retrieval of Bùi Family Heirlooms
2005Ông Bùi Chiên, the eldest son of Cụ Ông Bùi Thuần, returned to Trình Phố to perform a ritual at the ancestral hall, during which he reclaimed two bát chiết yêu and four ceramic dishes that had long been preserved there. He brought these heirlooms to the United States, where they continued to serve in ancestor worship.
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"Chiết Yêu" plate donated to Vietnamese Heritage Museum
May 21, 2025Donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum by Ông Bùi Chiên, the eldest son of Cụ Ông Bùi Thuần.