Bottle

Jar with small mouth, broad shoulder tapers towards foot and flat base. Finger pressed marks on foot left by potter while removing it from the throwing wheel.
Clay: light grey stoneware.
Glaze: none.
Decoration: none.

Historical period(s)
Southern Song or Yuan dynasty, 13th-14th century
Medium
Unglazed stoneware
Style
Cizao ware
Dimensions
H x Diam (overall): 17.5 x 10.2 cm (6 7/8 x 4 in)
Geography
China, Fujian province, Jinjiang county, Cizao kilns
Credit Line
Gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Victor and Takako Hauge
Accession Number
S2005.36
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Bottle

Keywords
China, Cizao ware, Southern Song dynasty (1127 - 1279), stoneware, unglazed, WWII-era provenance, Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)
Provenance

From at least 1973 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 Bangkok (1967-1972 or 1973). The major sources were dealers in Bangkok, the weekend market in Bangkok, and vendors in Ayutthaya.

Previous Owner(s)

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

Description

Jar with small mouth, broad shoulder tapers towards foot and flat base. Finger pressed marks on foot left by potter while removing it from the throwing wheel.
Clay: light grey stoneware.
Glaze: none.
Decoration: none.

Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Ceramics in Mainland Southeast Asia
Google Cultural Institute
Rights Statement

Copyright with museum

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