Medium:

Stoneware with white slip under wood-ash glaze

Dimensions:

H x Diam (overall): 20.3 x 14.8 cm (8 x 5 13/16 in)

Style:

San Kamphaeng ware

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

San Kamphaeng kilns, San Kamphaeng, Chiang Mai province, Northern Thailand

Date:

14th-mid 16th century

Period:

Lan Na period

Description:

Heavily potted squat bottle of ovoid form with small flat mouth lip and flat base.

Clay: light grey stoneware.

Glaze: yellowish-green wood-ash glaze with reddish-brown shadow, low gloss, opaque; base unglazed.

Decoration: none.

Provenance:

From at least 1973 to 2005

Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge [1]

From 2005

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge in 2005 [2]

Notes:

[1] Object file.

Acquired while Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge were living in Bangkok (1967-1972 or 1973).

Major sources of acquisitions during this time were dealers in Bangkok, the weekend market in Bangkok, and vendors in Ayutthaya.

[2] Ownership of collected objects sometimes changed between the Hauge families.

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

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Lan Na period (1251 - 1774)  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Accession Number:

S2005.236

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Ceramics in Mainland Southeast Asia

Google Cultural Institute

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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/ye33efa20aa-1ec4-4824-9752-83d6d4503fb5

EDAN-URL:

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