Covered box
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Period
16th century -
Geography
Red River Delta kilns, Hai Duong province, Vietnam -
Material
Stoneware with cobalt-tinted glaze -
Dimension
H x W x D: 2.2 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm (7/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in) -
Accession Number
F1989.17a-b -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1989.17a-b
Object Details
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Description
Round box with rounded lid indented in center, tapering body, and carved indented foot.Clay: pale gray, fine-grained.Glaze: blue glaze on outside, possibly a cobalt wash covered by clear glaze, ending above foot on body, abraded on surface, some patches of white granularity on body; clear glaze on inside of lid and body, base unglazed.Mark: none.Condition: body broken in half and mended; chip missing from rim; round piece missing from body below rim. -
Provenance
From 1947 to 1989Dean Frasché, Greenwich, CT, acquired in Batavia (Jakarta) in 1947 [1]From 1989Freer Gallery of Art, given by Dean Frasché in 1989Notes:[1] According to Curatorial Note 2 in the object record. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Vietnamese Ceramics from the Red River Delta (July 10, 2005 to November 15, 2009) -
Previous custodian or owner
Dean Frasché (1906-1994) -
Origin
Red River Delta kilns, Hai Duong province, Vietnam -
Credit Line
Gift of Dean Frasché -
Type
Container -
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