H x W x D: 1.8 x 10.6 x 4.4 cm (11/16 x 4 3/16 x 1 3/4 in)
Style:
San Kamphaeng ware
Type:
Container
Origin:
San Kamphaeng, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Date:
14th-16th century
Period:
Lan Na period
Description:
Shape: Fragment of the glazed cover of a wide-mouthed San Kamphaeng covered box. There is a remnant of a slightly raised ring around the center of the top of the lid within which, presumably, the lid knob would have been located. The type of vessel cover represented by this shard was designed to be used with ceramic boxes of the shape and size represented by FSC-P-419. As can be seen when these two shards are put together, the continuity of exterior curve and cover-to-mouth fit suggest strongly that they were made to be used together.
Clay: The body is a composed of a coarse-grained clay with many white and reddish inclusions. A cross section of the lid reveals an abrupt color transition from very dark to light gray in the body color.
Glaze: The glaze is a heavily crackled grayish-green celadon. The lid was glazed both inside and out. There is a remnant of a slightly raised ring around the center of the top of the lid within which, presumably, the lid knob would have been located.
Decoration: None.
Marks: None.
Inscriptions:
Inscription.
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.
