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Medium:
Stoneware with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 4 x 5.8 cm (1 9/16 x 2 5/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Red River Delta kilns, Hai Duong province, Northern Vietnam
Date:
15th-16th century
Period:
Later Le dynasty
Description:
Jar with design of three fish
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 1 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
Exhibition History:
Vietnam's Ceramics: Depth and Diversity (July 11, 2015 - July 10, 2016)
Previous custodian or owner:
Ambassador Jack Wilson Lydman (1914-2005)
Mrs. Janine Lydman
Topic:
ceramic  Search this
fish  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:
S2010.9
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
Ceramics in Mainland Southeast Asia
F|S Southeast Asia
Google Cultural Institute
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/ye3ca234921-7b28-42bc-af58-86711fce6d56
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S2010.9