H x W x D: 2.7 x 9.5 x 6.4 cm (1 1/16 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 in)
Style:
San Kamphaeng ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
San Kamphaeng, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Date:
14th-16th century
Period:
Lan Na period
Description:
Shape: Fragment of the base of a dish of moderate size. The footring is carved and quite shallow. Thickness of the fragment varies from 0.5 to 1.2 cm.
Clay: The body of the dish was a relatively fine gray-colored clay having few inclusions.
Glaze: The exterior wall of the shard shows only vestigial traces of glaze. The inside of the dish fragment is covered with a thick, highly crackled celadon which is bright green where it pools in the incised decoration.
Decoration: The decoration consists of incised circles, apparently made with a sharp stylus held stationary while the dish turned on the wheel, with roughly triangular fishscale-like markings between the circles made by poking or impressing the clay body with a wedge-shaped tool. There were at least three rings of such decoration around the mirror and extending up the cavetto.
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.
