H x W x D: 0.7 x 8.5 x 5.8 cm (1/4 x 3 3/8 x 2 5/16 in)
Style:
San Kamphaeng ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
San Kamphaeng, Chiang Mai province, Thailand
Date:
14th-16th century
Period:
Lan Na period
Description:
Shape: fragment from the shoulder of a jar. Wheel-thrown.
Clay: Gray stoneware, 0.7 cm thick. The body is fine-grained with relatively few inclusions or air pockets.
Glaze: Streaky blackish-brown glaze has adhered well to body. The glaze below the single raised horizontal band has the characteristic diagonal, upper right to lower left streaking noted by John Shaw and other authors on well-provenanced San Kamphaeng pieces. The glaze streaking is less pronounced above the horizontal band.
Decoration: None.
Marks: None.
Provenance:
To 1956
Charles Nelson Spinks (1906-1980), collected in San Kamphaeng, Thailand. [1]
From 1956
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Nelson Spinks. [2]
Notes:
[1] See Study Collection catalogue card, Collections Management Office.
