Jar with four horizontal lugs

Object Details

• Description

  Jar with thick rounded rim and flat base; four horizontal lugs on shoulder.

  Clay: dark grey stoneware.

  Glaze: brown kiln gloss glaze on the upper half of the body, worn away by heavy use.

  Decoration: circular ridge above broad band of combing on shoulder where four lugs attached.

• Provenance

  From at least 1973 to 2005

  Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge [1]

  From 2005

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge in 2005

  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.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

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

  Taking Shape: Ceramics in Southeast Asia (April 1, 2007 to December 4, 2011)

• Previous custodian or owner

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

  Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge ((1914-2004) and (1907-2000))

• Origin

  Maenam Noi kilns, Singburi province, Central Thailand

• Credit Line

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

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1610s, 1550s

• Name

  Hauge, Victor and Takako, Hauge, Osborne and Gratia

• Place

  Singburi province, Thailand, Maenam Noi kilns

• Topic

  Unglazed, Art, Hauge collection, Ayutthaya period (1351 - 1767), Stoneware, Southeast Asian Art, Maenam Noi ware

• Culture

  Southeast Asians

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)