Bottle
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Period
13th-14th century -
Geography
Zengzhushan kiln, Fujian province, China -
Material
Unglazed stoneware -
Dimension
H x Diam (overall): 19.8 x 11.7 cm (7 13/16 x 4 5/8 in) -
Accession Number
S2005.37 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S2005.37
Object Details
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Description
Jar of conical form with small mouth and broad shoulder tapering towards foot and flat base. Finger-impressed marks on the middle of the body left by potter while removing vessel from the throwing wheel.Clay: light grey stoneware. Bloating probably caused by steam expanding within clay body not sufficiently dried before firing.Glaze: none.Decoration: none. -
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 -
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
Zengzhushan kiln, Fujian province, China -
Credit Line
Gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Victor and Takako Hauge -
Type
Vessel -
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