Medium:

Earthenware

Dimensions:

H x Diam (overall): 16.3 x 26.5 cm (6 7/16 x 10 7/16 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Dong Nai province, Southern Vietnam

Date:

18th-mid 20th century

Period:

Nguyen Lords period, Tay Son or Nguyen dynasty

Description:

Wide-mouthed jar, unadorned. Wheel thrown with very thick walls. Incrustation of hardened lime.

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))

Topic:

Vietnam  Search this

Nguyen dynasty (1802 - 1945)  Search this

Nguyen Lords period (1558 - 1775)  Search this

Tay Son dynasty (1778 - 1802)  Search this

earthenware  Search this

unglazed  Search this

Southeast Asian Art  Search this

Hauge collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Victor and Takako Hauge

Accession Number:

S2004.164

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Ceramics in Mainland Southeast Asia

Google Cultural Institute

See more items in:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye394f1914f-d0e1-4f28-bdda-5d2869a8de24

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S2004.164