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Vessel in the form of a mythical beast

Asian Art Museum

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    Object Details

    Description

    Hand modelled mythical beast with four legs (feet broken off), curly tail, wide open mouth, accessories on chest and a protuberance on forehead. A crack on neck.
    Clay: grey stoneware with black inclusions.
    Glaze: celadon, glossy, crazed.
    Decoration: none.

    Provenance

    1930’s
    Brought to the United States for the Pan Pacific Exposition in San Francisco
    To 2005
    Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge [1]
    From 2005
    Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge in 2005
    Notes:
    [1] Purchased from Sotheby’s in New York.

    Collection

    National Museum of Asian Art Collection

    Previous custodian or owner

    Victor and Takako Hauge

    Credit Line

    Gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Victor and Takako Hauge

    Date

    15th-16th century

    Period

    Ayutthaya period

    Accession Number

    S2005.294

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    Vessel

    Medium

    Stoneware with celadon glaze

    Dimensions

    H x W x D (overall): 18.8 x 17.7 x 12.6 cm (7 3/8 x 6 15/16 x 4 15/16 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
    mythological animal
    Sawankhalok ware
    green glaze
    Thailand
    Ayutthaya period (1351 - 1767)
    stoneware
    Southeast Asian Art
    Hauge collection

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f51fde12-1035-4925-8d84-194474360e24

    Record ID

    fsg_S2005.294
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