A rare Bonsai container from 14th-century Vietnam.

A rare Bonsai container from 14th-century Vietnam. (Photo: Nankai, Tokyo)

At Nankai you can get something of a crash course in Vietnamese ceramics with several dozen vessels, mostly from the 12th to the 15th centuries.

New York Arts of Pacific Asia Show, Gramercy Park Armory, Lexington Avenue at 26th Street, Friday through Monday, (310) 455-2886, asianart.com. Hours: Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Monday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Last admittance Monday at 4:30 p.m.