H x Diam (overall): 16 x 27.5 cm (6 5/16 x 10 13/16 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:
Stem bowl (Thai "phan") with rounded body, flared mouthrim, splayed pedestal foot with concave base. Several cracks and repairs on the lower body. Black circular scar from tubular kiln support on base.
Clay: light grey stoneware.
Glaze: white, opaque, low gloss, crazed where thick; inside of the foot and base unglazed.
Decoration: incised rings below exterior rim.
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.
