Object Details
Description
Small figurine of pair of fighting elephants on rectangular base
Clay: buff with black speckles
Glaze: thin mottled iron glaze, olive-brown to dark brown, covering upper portion of figures; lower portion and base unglazed
Decoration: modeled details of eyes, ears, tails
Mark: none
Provenance
From 1957 to 1989
Dean Frasché, Greenwich, CT, acquired in Sawankhalok, Thailand, in 1957 [1]
From 1989
Freer Gallery of Art, given by Dean Frasché in 1989
Notes:
[1] According to Curatorial Note3 in the object record.
Collection
Freer Gallery of 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
Dean F. Frasche (1906-1994)
Credit Line
Gift of Dean Frasché
Date
mid 16th century
Period
Ayutthaya period
Accession Number
F1989.53
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Stoneware with iron glaze
Dimensions
H x W x D (overall): 4.2 x 2.6 x 6.8 cm (1 5/8 x 1 x 2 11/16 in)
Style
Sawankhalok ware
Origin
Ban Pa Yang kilns, Si Satchanalai, Sukhothai province, North-central Thailand
Related Online Resources
Ceramics in Mainland Southeast Asia
Google Arts & Culture
NMAA Southeast Asia
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National Museum of Asian Art
Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
ceramic
Sawankhalok ware
elephant
Thailand
Ayutthaya period (1351 - 1767)
stoneware
brown and black glaze
Southeast Asian Art
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_F1989.53