H x Diam (overall): 16.1 x 22.9 cm (6 5/16 x 9 in)
Style:
Sawankhalok ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Sawankhalok kilns, Si Satchanalai, Sukhothai province, North-central Thailand
Date:
late 15th-16th century
Period:
Ayutthaya period
Description:
Alms bowl of globular form with wide mouth, carved footring and a large black circular scar from tubular kiln support on recessed base. A crack extends from rim to base.
Clay: grey stoneware with black inclusions, oxidized to brownish grey.
Glaze: white with opalescent bluish tinge, matte inside, glossy outside, translucent; mouthrim and footring 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:
The Art of Knowing in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas (March 25, 2023 - ongoing)
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))
