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Bowl with incised decoration

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At A Glance

  • Period

    15th century

  • Geography

    Sawankhalok kilns, Si Satchanalai, Sukhothai province, North-central Thailand

  • Material

    Stoneware with celadon glaze

  • Dimension

    H x Diam (overall): 11.3 x 22.2 cm (4 7/16 x 8 3/4 in)

  • Accession Number

    S2005.269

  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_S2005.269

Object Details

  • Description

    Lopsided deep bowl with rounded side, flared rim, bevelled footring, a black circular scar from tubular kiln support on recessed base.
    Clay: light grey stoneware with black inclusions, oxidized to buff colour where exposed in firing.
    Glaze: celadon, glossy, heavily crazed; pooled at well; glaze dripped down over the foot forming harden dropplets of glaze on the bottom edge of the foot; base unglazed.
    Decoration: incised lotus blossom on well, overlapping lotus petals bordered by triple rings on cavetto.

  • 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

    Ceramics from Thailand (July 1, 2013 to March 2, 2014)
    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

    Sawankhalok kilns, Si Satchanalai, Sukhothai province, North-central Thailand

  • Credit Line

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

  • Type

    Vessel

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