Bottle with incised decoration

Object Details

• Description

  Bottle with green glaze.

• Provenance

  To 1991

  Ken J.J. Baars, Surrey, England. [1]

  From 1991

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Ken J.J. Baars, Surrey, England. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] Ken J.J. Baars acquired the piece from a private source in Southeast Asia between 1966 and 1970. See Curatorial Remark 4 in the object record for further information.

  [2] See note 1. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920 file, Collections Management Office.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Ceramics from Thailand (July 1, 2013 to March 2, 2014)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Ken J.J. Baars

• Origin

  Pa Yang kilns, Si Satchanalai, Sukhothai province, Thailand

• Credit Line

  Gift of Ken J.J. Baars

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1520s, 1400s

• Name

  Baars, Ken J.J.

• Place

  Pa Yang kilns, Sukhothai province, Si Satchanalai, Thailand

• Topic

  Art, Green glaze, Ayutthaya period (1351 - 1767), Stoneware, Southeast Asian Art, Ceramics, Sawankhalok ware

• Culture

  Southeast Asians

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)