Stoneware with iron pigment under transparent glaze; iron pigment on base
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 8.6 x 16.9 x 16.9 cm (3 3/8 x 6 5/8 x 6 5/8 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Red River Delta kilns, Hai Duong province, Vietnam
Date:
14th century
Period:
Tran dynasty
Description:
Creamy finely crackled light grey glaze, with underglaze iron black floral spray in interior center (on which are five pontil spur scars) and a narrow band of calligraphic decoration on interior next to rim and a wider band of similar decoration on exterior, both enclosed within pairs of concentric lines, chocolate brown bottom.
Provenance:
To 1994
John Forbes, Silver Spring, Maryland, acquired in Manila, to 1994 [1]
From 1994
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from John Forbes in 1994
Notes:
[1] According to Curatorial Note 2 in the object record.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Vietnamese Ceramics from the Red River Delta (July 10, 2005 to November 15, 2009)
