Jar with lid
Terms of Use
Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
19th century -
Geography
Lai Thieu, Thuan An town, Binh Doung province, Southern Vietnam -
Material
Stoneware with white slip and cobalt pigment under clear glaze -
Dimension
H x Diam (overall): 24.1 x 22.6 cm (9 1/2 x 8 7/8 in) -
Accession Number
S2005.105a-b -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S2005.105a-b
Object Details
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Description
Jar of globular form with a knob on a dome-shaped lid, short carved footring and deep recessed base.Clay: grey stoneware.Glaze: white slip covering lid and body, including inside of lid and base; clear glaze with yellowish tinge (similar to raw egg white), crazed, glossy; flange of the lid, mouthrim and footrim of the jar unglazed.Decoration: painted in underglaze blue with a tiger, bamboo plant, and rock on one side of the body, a dragon enclosed by a notched rectangular panel on the other side, separated by a five-character Chinese inscription "wan fu cong lai ji" (ten thousand blessings come from everywhere). Tendrils and rosette-type flower on lid and shoulder of the jar. -
Provenance
?-2005Mr. and Mrs. Osborne (1914-2004) and Gratia Hauge (d. 2000) [1]From 2005The National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, by gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Victor and Takako Hauge [2]Notes:[1] The Hauge family began collecting Asian paintings, sculpture, and ceramics in the late 1940s and would amass a large collection in the post-World War II years.[2] Ownership of collected objects sometimes changed between members of the Hauge families. See Deed of Gift, dated October 16, 2005, copy in object file. From 2005-2023 the work was part of the National Museum of Asian Art’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection and on March 21, 2023, the work was internally transferred to the National Museum of Asian Art Collection. -
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Vietnam's Ceramics: Depth and Diversity (July 11, 2015 - July 10, 2016)Taking Shape: Ceramics in Southeast Asia (April 1, 2007 to December 4, 2011) -
Previous custodian or owner
Victor (1919-2013) and Takako (1923-2015) HaugeMr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge ((1914-2004) and (1907-2000)) -
Origin
Lai Thieu, Thuan An town, Binh Doung province, Southern Vietnam -
Credit Line
Gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Victor and Takako Hauge -
Type
Vessel -
Restrictions and Rights
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