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
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NMAA Southeast Asia
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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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
fsg_S2005.294