Lug from a jar

Zoomorphic mask, moulded with two holes at edges of mouth.
Clay: buff-grey stoneware with shell chips.
Glaze: mottled red and olive green; interior unglazed.

Historical period(s)
Nguyen dynasty, 19th-20th century
Medium
Stoneware with mottled green glaze
Style
Bien Hoa or Songbe ware
Dimensions
H x W x D: 4.5 x 8.4 x 7.4 cm (1 3/4 x 3 5/16 x 2 15/16 in)
Geography
Vietnam, Bien Hoa or Song Be province
Credit Line
Gift of Victor and Takako Hauge
Accession Number
FSC-P-6757
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic
Type

Lug (fragment)

Keywords
Bien Hoa ware, Nguyen dynasty (1802 - 1945), Songbe ware, stoneware, Vietnam
Provenance

From 1970-72 to 2001
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge [1]

From 2001
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge in 2001

Notes:

[1] Object file. Collected by Victor Hauge on visits to the U Thong kiln sites in Bangkok, Thailand.

Previous Owner(s)

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

Description

Zoomorphic mask, moulded with two holes at edges of mouth.
Clay: buff-grey stoneware with shell chips.
Glaze: mottled red and olive green; interior unglazed.

Collection Area(s)
Southeast Asian Art
Rights Statement

Copyright with museum

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