Dish

Object Details

• Description

  Medium-sized dish with decoration incised through the glaze.

  Clay: ivory stoneware body.

  Glaze: clear glaze; iron wash "chocolate" base.

  Decoration: A single large floral (probably lotus) spray fills the center, while the well is filled by a floral scroll.

• Provenance

  From the late 1960s

  Robert Griffing, acquired in Indonesia in the late 1960s [1]

  John Menke, Scarsdale, NY, purchased from Robert Griffing [2]

  Eric J. Zetterquist, New York, held on consignment for John Menke [3]

  From 1995

  Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Eric J. Zetterquist in 1995

  Notes:

  [1] According to Curatorial Note 12, Louise A. Cort, December 1, 1995, in the object record.

  [2] See note 1.

  [3] See note 1.

• 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

  Betty and John R. Menke

  Robert P. Griffing Jr.

  Eric J. Zetterquist

• Origin

  Red River Delta kilns, Hai Duong province, Vietnam

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1400s, 1300s

• Name

  Zetterquist, Eric J., Menke, Betty and John R., Griffing, Robert P.

• Place

  Hai Duong province, Vietnam, Red River Delta kilns

• Topic

  Art, Later Le dynasty (1428 - 1527), Stoneware, Southeast Asian Art, Ceramics, Flowers, Lotus

• Culture

  Southeast Asians

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)