H x Diam (overall): 4.7 x 5 cm (1 7/8 x 1 15/16 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
possibly Red River Delta kilns, Vietnam or China
Date:
15th-16th century
Period:
Later Le to Restored Later Le, or Ming dynasty
Description:
Small jar with flat base, rounded shoulder, short upright neck. Wheel thrown. Unglazed.
Provenance:
From 1972-1975 to 2004
Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge [1]
From 2004
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge in 2004
Notes:
[1] Object file. Collected by the Hauges in Saigon; most likely from a Vietnamese military officer stationed in the Mekong delta who recovered pots from the river.
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Previous custodian or owner:
Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge ((1914-2004) and (1907-2000))