H x Diam (overall): 4.6 x 17.3 cm (1 13/16 x 6 13/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Coastal, Central Vietnam
Date:
18th-mid 20th century
Period:
Nguyen Lords period, Tay Son or Nguyen dynasty
Description:
Shallow dish with thick rounded rim. Wide base with low foot rim appears to be mold-formed. Adhesions of sulfur-colored yellow powder and barnacles.
Provenance:
From 1972-1975 to 2004
Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge [1]
From 2004
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge in 2004
Notes:
[1] Object file. Collected by the Hauges in Saigon; most likely from a Vietnamese military officer stationed in the Mekong delta who recovered pots from the river.
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Previous custodian or owner:
Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge ((1914-2004) and (1907-2000))