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Medium:
Stoneware with iron glaze
Dimensions:
H x Diam (overall): 6.1 x 9.1 cm (2 3/8 x 3 9/16 in)
Type:
Container
Origin:
Fujian province or Guangdong province, China
Date:
15th-16th century
Period:
Ming dynasty
Description:
Molded box of compressed form with short foot, slightly recessed base, covered by a lid with flat top. Finger nail impressions inside the lid created by pressing the lid into a mold.
Clay: buff-grey stoneware.
Glaze: dark brown, medium gloss, translucent. Interior of the box and the medallion of the lid are covered with a thin layer of caramel glaze; inside of lid, flange, foot and base are all unglazed.
Decoration: the lid is decorated with a medallion with three floral sprays inside a circular frame textured with herringbone design.
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.
Collected while the Hauges were living in Thailand (1967-1972/73).
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:
Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge ((1914-2004) and (1907-2000))
Victor and Takako Hauge ((1919-2013) and (1923-2015))
Topic:
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Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644)  Search this
China  Search this
stoneware  Search this
brown and black glaze  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
Hauge collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Victor and Takako Hauge
Accession Number:
S2005.44a-b
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
Ceramics in Mainland Southeast Asia
Google Cultural Institute
See more items in:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3eb31d83c-90e0-4138-881e-d5a37b892409
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S2005.44a-b