Round bottle with two vertical ring handles and carved decoration

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At A Glance

  • Period

    15th century
  • Geography

    Sawankhalok kilns, Si Satchanalai, Sukhothai province, North-central Thailand
  • Material

    Stoneware with misfired celadon glaze
  • Dimension

    H x Diam (overall): 14.1 x 15.9 cm (5 9/16 x 6 1/4 in)
  • Accession Number

    S2005.259
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_S2005.259

Object Details

  • Description

    Globular bottle with cup-shaped mouth, carved footring and recessed base. Two loop handles on shoulder.
    Clay: light grey stoneware with black impurities.
    Glaze: celadon, glossy, crackled; whitish with large crackles at one side, possibly underfired; foot and base unglazed.
    Decoration: incised rings and downward pointed lotus petals on upper body.
  • Provenance

    From at least 1973 to 2005
    Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge [1]
    From 2005
    Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge in 2005 [2]
    Notes:
    [1] Object file.
    Acquired while Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge were living in Bangkok (1967-1972 or 1973).
    Major sources of acquisitions during this time were dealers in Bangkok, the weekend market in Bangkok, and vendors in Ayutthaya.
    [2] Ownership of collected objects sometimes changed between the Hauge families.
  • Collection

    National Museum of Asian Art Collection
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Victor (1919-2013) and Takako (1923-2015) Hauge
  • Origin

    Sawankhalok kilns, Si Satchanalai, Sukhothai province, North-central Thailand
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Victor and Takako Hauge
  • Type

    Vessel
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