H x Diam (overall): 15.2 x 13.8 cm (6 x 5 7/16 in)
Style:
Quang Duc ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Phu Yen province, Central Vietnam
Date:
18th-mid 20th century
Period:
Restored Later Le, Tay Son, or Nguyen dynasty
Description:
Lime pot of compressed globular form with a knob on the top, a round hole at the shoulder, a broad overhead stripe handle, tall splayed foot and flat base. There are shell scars on the entire pot showing that shells were used for stacking in the firing. Some lime paste residue inside the pot.
Clay: stoneware.
Glaze: brown, opaque, glossy, with many pinholes.
Decoration: decorated with appendages at both ends of the handle.
Provenance:
From 1974 to 2005
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge [1]
From 2005
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge in 2005
Notes:
[1] Object file.
Purchased by Victor Hauge on 20 May 1974 at the shop of Mr. Lu at 100/80 B Nguyen Hue street, Gia Dinh district, Saigon.
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Taking Shape: Ceramics in Southeast Asia (April 1, 2007 to December 4, 2011)
Previous custodian or owner:
Victor and Takako Hauge ((1919-2013) and (1923-2015))
