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At A Glance

  • Period

    15th century
  • Geography

    Red River Delta kilns, Hai Duong province, Vietnam
  • Material

    Stoneware with clear glaze
  • Dimension

    H x W x D: 4.5 x 4.2 x 4.2 cm (1 3/4 x 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1989.20
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1989.20

Object Details

  • Description

    Small jar with everted rim, high shoulder, tapering body, and flat base.
    Clay: pale gray, fine grained.
    Glaze: clear lustrous, greyish tone, crackled. Interior and base unglazed. Two small oval scars at base where potter's fingers gripped vessel for glazing.
    Decoration: none.
    Mark: none.
  • Provenance

    From 1963 to 1989
    Dean Frasché, Greenwich, CT, acquired in Kuala Lumpur in 1963 [1]
    From 1989
    Freer Gallery of Art, given by Dean Frasché in 1989
    Notes:
    [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 F. Frasche (1906-1994)
  • Origin

    Red River Delta kilns, Hai Duong province, Vietnam
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dean Frasché
  • Type

    Vessel
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