Jar with eight vertical lugs, incised and applied decoration

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Period
17th-18th century -
Geography
possibly Shiwan kilns, Guangdong province, China -
Material
Stoneware with iron glaze -
Dimension
H x Diam (overall): 58.7 x 39.4 cm (23 1/8 x 15 1/2 in) -
Accession Number
S2005.55 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S2005.55
Object Details
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Description
Jar of ovoid form with tall neck, flared mouth and flatten rim. A circular clay pad attached to recessed base. Eight grooved loop handles with thumb-pressed ends on shoulder.Clay: buff stoneware.Glaze: caramel, low gloss, transparent; base and interior unglazed.Decoration: six incised rings and four applique flower design on neck, eight auspicious objects in low relief alternate with loop handles on shoulder, right above a band of applique rosette. Below this band is a row of raised cloud collars. Two pairs of incised upright dragon confronting a flaming pearl in alternate with a peony spray and plum blossom on body. A band of bosses above foot. -
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)) -
Provenance
From circa 1972-1975 to 2005Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge [1]From 2005Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge in 2005Notes:[1] Object file.This object was collected in Vietnam between 1972 or 1973 and 1975, while Osborne and Gratia Hauge were living in Saigon. The major sources were dealers in Saigon. -
Origin
possibly Shiwan kilns, Guangdong province, China -
Credit Line
Gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Victor and Takako Hauge -
Type
Vessel -
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