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Bottle with thick walls

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At A Glance

  • Period

    14th-mid 16th century

  • Geography

    San Kamphaeng kilns, San Kamphaeng, Chiang Mai province, Northern Thailand

  • Material

    Stoneware with white slip under wood-ash glaze

  • Dimension

    H x Diam (overall): 20.3 x 14.8 cm (8 x 5 13/16 in)

  • Accession Number

    S2005.236

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_S2005.236

Object Details

  • Description

    Heavily potted squat bottle of ovoid form with small flat mouth lip and flat base.
    Clay: light grey stoneware.
    Glaze: yellowish-green wood-ash glaze with reddish-brown shadow, low gloss, opaque; base unglazed.
    Decoration: none.

  • Provenance

    From at least 1973 to 2005
    Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge [1]
    From 2005
    Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge in 2005 [2]
    Notes:
    [1] Object file.
    Acquired while Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge were living in Bangkok (1967-1972 or 1973).
    Major sources of acquisitions during this time were dealers in Bangkok, the weekend market in Bangkok, and vendors in Ayutthaya.
    [2] Ownership of collected objects sometimes changed between the Hauge families.

  • Collection

    National Museum of Asian Art Collection

  • Exhibition History

    Taking Shape: Ceramics in Southeast Asia (April 1, 2007 to December 4, 2011)

  • Previous custodian or owner

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

  • Origin

    San Kamphaeng kilns, San Kamphaeng, Chiang Mai province, Northern Thailand

  • Credit Line

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

  • Type

    Vessel

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