Medium:

Stoneware with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions:

H x Diam: 3.9 x 6.3 cm (1 9/16 x 2 1/2 in)

Type:

Vessel

Origin:

Red River Delta kilns, Northern Vietnam

Date:

mid 15th-mid 16th century

Period:

Later Le, Mac, or Restored Later Le dynasty

Description:

Miniature bowl

Provenance:

From 1965-69 to 2005

Ambassador Jack Wilson Lydman (1914-2005), acquired in Jakarta, Indonesia between 1965 and 1969. [1]

From 2005 to 2010

Janine Lydman, Washington, DC and Berryville, Virginia, ownership transferred to Mrs. Lydman after the death of her husband, Ambassador Jack Wilson Lydman. [2]

From 2010

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Janine Lydman, Washington, DC and Berryville, Virginia. [3]

Notes:

[1] See Curatorial Remark 4 in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

[3] See note 1. See Deed of Gift, object file, Collections Management Office.

Collection:

National Museum of Asian Art Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

Ambassador Jack Wilson Lydman (1914-2005)

Mrs. Janine Lydman

Topic:

ceramic  Search this

cobalt pigment  Search this

Vietnam  Search this

Later Le dynasty (1428 - 1527)  Search this

Mac dynasty (1527 - 1592)  Search this

stoneware  Search this

Southeast Asian Art  Search this

Restored Later Le dynasty (1533 - 1782)  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Ambassador and Mrs. Jack W. Lydman

Accession Number:

S2010.5

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Ceramics in Mainland Southeast Asia

Google Cultural Institute

NMAA Southeast Asia

See more items in:

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/ye3b3b3228f-8506-41d7-a0d4-3523e1dec763

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S2010.5