Probably kendi spout

Object Details

• Provenance

  1957

  John A. Pope (1906-1982), Washington DC, collected in Sawankhalok, Thailand. [1]

  From 1957

  Freer Gallery of Art, gift of John A. Pope, Washington DC [2]

  Notes:

  [1] It is unclear which specific kiln site the piece came from. According to Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record, it was collected by John A. Pope from either the Ban Ko Noi kilns or the Ban Pa Yang kilns; both in Sawankhalok, Thailand. See Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record. See also Study Collection catalogue card, Collections Management Office.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  Freer Study Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Dr. John Alexander Pope (1906-1982)

• Origin

  Ban Ko Noi kilns or Ban Pa Yang kilns, Si Satchanalai, Sukhothai Province, Thailand

• Credit Line

  Gift of John A. Pope

• Type

  Vessel

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• Date

  1590s, 1300s

• Name

  Pope, John Alexander

• Place

  Ban Pa Yang kilns, Si Satchanalai, Sukhothai Province, Ban Ko Noi kilns, Thailand

• Topic

  Art, Ayutthaya period (1351 - 1767), Pottery, Southeast Asian Art, Ceramics, Sawankhalok ware

• Culture

  Southeast Asians

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)