Covered box
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Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
15th-16th century -
Geography
Fujian province or Guangdong province, China -
Material
Stoneware with iron glaze -
Dimension
H x Diam (overall): 6.1 x 9.1 cm (2 3/8 x 3 9/16 in) -
Accession Number
S2005.44a-b -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S2005.44a-b
Object Details
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Description
Molded box of compressed form with short foot, slightly recessed base, covered by a lid with flat top. Finger nail impressions inside the lid created by pressing the lid into a mold.Clay: buff-grey stoneware.Glaze: dark brown, medium gloss, translucent. Interior of the box and the medallion of the lid are covered with a thin layer of caramel glaze; inside of lid, flange, foot and base are all unglazed.Decoration: the lid is decorated with a medallion with three floral sprays inside a circular frame textured with herringbone design. -
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
Taking Shape: Ceramics in Southeast Asia (April 1, 2007 to December 4, 2011) -
Previous custodian or owner
Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge ((1914-2004) and (1907-2000))Victor and Takako Hauge ((1919-2013) and (1923-2015)) -
Origin
Fujian province or Guangdong province, China -
Credit Line
Gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Victor and Takako Hauge -
Type
Container -
Restrictions and Rights
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