Kendi with molded decoration

Object Details

• Description

  Kendi, molded with depressed globular body, tall flaring neck, turned-down lip, slightly splayed foot, recessed base, and bulbous spout on shoulder. Scars from three stacking supports on base of footring.

  Clay: grey clay.

  Glaze: brown iron glaze covering the body and base; bluish-green glaze covering the tubular neck completely on the outside and partially on the inside.

  Decoration: molded in low relief, with a row of hexagonal motifs on shoulder, dragon designs on body bordered by two ridges, and two flower designs on spout.

• Provenance

  From at least 1975 to 2005

  Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge [1]

  From 2005

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

  Notes:

  [1] Object file.

  According to Victor Hauge in January, 2003, he was the buyer of this vessel, possibly in Singapore, most likely at the time when Osborne and Gratia Hauge were living in Bangkok (1967 to 1972/73) or Saigon (1972/73 to 1975).

• 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

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

• Origin

  Zhangzhou kilns, Fujian province, China

• Credit Line

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

• Type

  Vessel

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• Date

  1500s, 1690s

• Name

  Hauge, Victor and Takako

• Place

  China, Zhangzhou kilns, Fujian province

• Topic

  Art, Hauge collection, Stoneware, Chinese Art, White glaze, Brown and black glaze, Ceramics, Flowers, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644), Zhangzhou ware, Dragon

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)