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At A Glance

  • Period

    15th-16th century

  • Geography

    Thung Hua kilns, Lampang province, Northern Thailand

  • Material

    Stoneware with celadon glaze

  • Dimension

    H x W x D: 2.1 x 7.8 x 7.8 cm (13/16 x 3 1/16 x 3 1/16 in)

  • Accession Number

    F1989.12

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1989.12

Object Details

  • Description

    Small shallow dish with plain rim on everted foot.
    Clay: light gray, medium texture.
    Glaze: translucent grayish-green glaze, coarsely crackled, covering inside and outside of dish and outside of foot; inside of foot unglazed. Surface of glaze abraded and worn on inside, especially near center.
    Decoration: none.
    Mark: single line incised across diameter of foot.

  • Provenance

    From 1947
    Dean Frasché, collected in 1947 from Batavia. [1]
    To 1989
    Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Dean Frasché, Greenwich, Connecticut. [2]
    Notes:
    [1] Curatorial Remark 5 in the object record.
    [2] See note 1.
    Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List after 1920, Collections Management Office.

  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection

  • Previous custodian or owner

    Dean Frasché (1906-1994)

  • Origin

    Thung Hua kilns, Lampang province, Northern Thailand

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dean Frasché

  • Type

    Vessel

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