Dish with rounded sides, everted rim and carved footring; five spur marks from other kiln stacking disc on interior bottom; a black circular scar from kiln tubular support on base.
Clay: medium grey stoneware with white impurities, coarse and grainy.
Glaze: clear, low gloss, transparent; foot and base unglazed.
Decoration: painted in underglaze iron pigment over white slip; a "cakra" design on central medallion, peacock's tail design compartmentalized into six panels bordered by horizontal lines on cavetto, the same peacock's tail design but compartmentalized into eight panels on exterior.
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 ((1919-2013) and (1923-2015))
