Ewer

Object Details

• Description

  Ewer with phoenix-head spout and loop handle, missing lid.

  Clay: pale gray, fine-grained clay. Base unglazed.

  Glaze: smooth, translucent, grass-green.

  Decoration: relief blossom forms applied around the shoulder; incised floral scrolls on the rounded body.

• Provenance

  John Forbes, Silver Spring, Maryland, purchased in the Philippines [1]

  From 1992

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from John Forbes in 1992

  Notes:

  [1] See Curatorial Note 7, Louise Cort, March 30, 2005, in the object record.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Vietnam's Ceramics: Depth and Diversity (July 11, 2015 - July 10, 2016)

  Vietnamese Ceramics from the Red River Delta (July 10, 2005 to November 15, 2009)

• Previous custodian or owner

  John Forbes

• Origin

  Red River Delta kilns, Hai Duong province, Vietnam

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1300s

• Name

  Forbes, John

• Place

  Hai Duong province, Vietnam, Red River Delta kilns

• Topic

  Art, Green glaze, Stoneware, Tran dynasty (1225 - 1400), Southeast Asian Art, Flowers

• Culture

  Southeast Asians

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)