string(21) "edanmdm:fsg_S2005.150" Jar with two ornamental lugs, applied and combed decoration - National Museum of Asian Art
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Jar with two ornamental lugs, applied and combed decoration

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At A Glance

  • Period

    17th-19th century

  • Geography

    Middle Mekong River network, Probably Southern Laos

  • Material

    Stoneware with iron glaze

  • Dimension

    H x Diam (overall): 52 x 35.7 cm (20 1/2 x 14 1/16 in)

  • Accession Number

    S2005.150

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_S2005.150

Object Details

  • Description

    Heavily potted jar with ovoid body, short neck, everted mouth and flat base. Two nubs below neck at opposite sides.
    Clay: grey stoneware.
    Glaze: dark olive green; foot and base unglazed.
    Decoration: three raised bands round the shoulder and two of them round the lower body. Combed undulating lines round upper body.

  • Provenance

    From at least 1975 to 2005
    Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge [1]
    From 2005
    Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge in 2005
    Notes:
    [1] Object file.
    Acquired while Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge were living in Saigon (1972 or 1973-1975).
    According to Marie-France Dupoizat (see Published References), who visited the Hauges in the mid-1980s, the jars of this type were bought in Saigon in 1971.

  • Collection

    National Museum of Asian Art Collection

  • Previous custodian or owner

    Victor and Takako Hauge ((1919-2013) and (1923-2015))
    Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge ((1914-2004) and (1907-2000))

  • Origin

    Middle Mekong River network, Probably Southern Laos

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Victor and Takako Hauge

  • Type

    Vessel

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