Medium:

Stoneware with celadon glaze

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 6.7 x 16.2 x 16.2 cm (2 5/8 x 6 3/8 x 6 3/8 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Red River delta kilns, Vietnam

Date:

late 14th-15th century

Period:

Tran or Later Le dynasty

Description:

Monochromatic thin finely crackled grey-green glaze, falling to unglazed foot and base, stacking ring in interior, uneven rim cut with alternating single then double shallow curved indentations.

Provenance:

To 1994

John Forbes, Silver Spring, Maryland, acquired in Manilla, Philippines. [1]

From 1994

Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from John Forbes, Silver Spring, Maryland. [2]

Notes:

[1] See Curatorial Remark 6 in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

John Forbes (born 1943)

Topic:

ceramic  Search this

green glaze  Search this

Vietnam  Search this

Tran dynasty (1225 - 1400)  Search this

Later Le dynasty (1428 - 1527)  Search this

stoneware  Search this

Southeast Asian Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1994.6

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Ceramics in Mainland Southeast Asia

Google Cultural Institute

NMAA Southeast Asia

See more items in:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye347dc7e66-e06b-41d8-a18c-10c3b99d9e9c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1994.6