Bottle with spout
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Period
19th-mid 20th century -
Geography
Shiwan (Shekwan) kilns, Foshan, Guangdong province, China -
Material
Stoneware with iron glaze -
Dimension
H x Diam (overall): 12.1 x 15.3 cm (4 3/4 x 6 in) -
Accession Number
S2005.74 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S2005.74
Object Details
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Description
Bottle of compressed globular form with short neck, rolled lip, concave base and a short straight spout on the shoulder.Clay: grey stoneware.Glaze: black, opaque, glossy; base unglazed; finger marks left on the foot showing the potter held the bottle upside down with fingers and dipped into the glaze.Decoration: none. -
Provenance
?-2005Mr. and Mrs. Victor (1919-2013) and Takako Hauge (1923-2015) [1]From 2005The National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, 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 this 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)) -
Origin
Shiwan (Shekwan) kilns, Foshan, Guangdong province, China -
Credit Line
Gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Victor and Takako Hauge -
Type
Vessel -
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