Bottle

Jar of conical form with small mouth and broad shoulder tapering towards foot and flat base. Finger-impressed marks on foot left by potter while removing vessel from the throwing wheel.
Clay: grey stoneware.
Glaze: iron-black glaze, deteriorated.
Decoration: none.

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Historical period(s)
Southern Song or Yuan dynasty, 13th-14th century
Medium
Stoneware with deteriorated iron-brown glaze
Style
Cizao ware
Dimensions
H x Diam (overall): 19.6 x 11.5 cm (7 11/16 x 4 1/2 in)
Geography
China, Fujian province, Jinjiang county, Zengzhushan kiln
Credit Line
Gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Victor and Takako Hauge
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S2005.38
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Bottle

Keywords
China, Cizao ware, Hauge collection, Southern Song dynasty (1127 - 1279), stoneware, unglazed, 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) and Custodian(s)

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

Description

Jar of conical form with small mouth and broad shoulder tapering towards foot and flat base. Finger-impressed marks on foot left by potter while removing vessel from the throwing wheel.
Clay: grey stoneware.
Glaze: iron-black glaze, deteriorated.
Decoration: none.

Published References
  • Louise Allison Cort, George Williams, David P. Rehfuss. Ceramics in Mainland Southeast Asia. Washington. .
  • Hanna Szczepanowska. Conservationof Cultural Heritage: Key Principles and Approaches. .
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Ceramics in Mainland Southeast Asia
Google Cultural Institute
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