Pre-1975

Purchased by Phạm Thành Công in 1970.

The 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.

The bowl, 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.

The bowl was preserved as a family heirloom within the household of Cụ Ông Bùi Thuần (1896–1948).

The plate was preserved as a family heirloom within the household of Cụ Ông Bùi Thuần (1896–1948).

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.

The chiết yêu bowl is attributed to Chu Đậu kilns in Hải Dương, a major ceramic center of the Mạc to Revival Lê period.

Teacher Hoàng, a former press officer at the Presidential Palace, takes possession of the dictionary. 

Author Nguyễn Văn Khôn personally inscribes and gifts the dictionary to then-Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm.

Belonged to An Carmichael, who served in the Republic of Vietnam Air Force until the end of the Vietnam War in 1975.