H x Diam (overall): 5.2 x 13.1 cm (2 1/16 x 5 3/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Dong Nai province, Southern Vietnam
Date:
18th-mid 20th century
Period:
Nguyen Lords period, Tay Son or Nguyen dynasty
Description:
Small bowl with rounded rim. Wheel thrown.
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.
Possibly acquired in May 1974, based on a sticker in Gratia Hauge's handwriting cellotaped to base of pot.
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Previous custodian or owner:
Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge ((1914-2004) and (1907-2000))
