Stoneware with cobalt pigment and white slip under clear glaze; iron wash on base
Dimensions:
H x Diam (overall): 8.9 x 15.8 cm (3 1/2 x 6 1/4 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Chu Dau kilns, Hai Duong province, Northern Vietnam
Date:
15th century
Period:
Later Le dynasty
Description:
Bowl with rounded body, flared rim, carved footring, recessed base applied with chocolate brown wash.
Clay: buff light grey stoneware.
Glaze: clear, glossy, transparent, crazed; mouthrim, footrim and base unglazed.
Decoration: painted with cobalt pigment on white slip. A peony spray encircled by a ring on central medallion, a band of classic scroll round the inside rim, a band of floral and leafy meander on upper half of the exterior body, right above the lotus panels.
Provenance:
From at least 1975 to 2005
Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge [1]
From 2005
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge in 2005
Notes:
[1] Object file.
Acquired while Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge were living in Saigon (1972 or 1973-1975).
Curatorial remarks indicate that some of the Northern Vietnamese pieces were acquired from Mr. Goh in Singapore or from Christie's New York.
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))
Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge ((1914-2004) and (1907-2000))
