- Provenance
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About 1968 to 1986
Dorothy M. Slak, Sarasota, Florida, acquired in Jakarta about 1968 [1]From 1986
Freer Gallery of Art, given by Dorothy M. Slak in 1986Notes:
[1] According to Curatorial Note 10 in object record.
- Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)
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Ms. Dorothy M. Slak
- Description
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Water vessel with long neck and pouring spout (kendi) and silver fittings.
Clay: porcelain.
Glaze: clear pale glaze ("celadon"). Glazed on interior and on base excepting footrim.
Decoration: broadly incised fluting on body (running from shoulder to foot) and on spout (running from shoulder to point of attachment to body).
Mark: none.
Fittings: The wide everted rim of the elongated neck an the tip of the spout are encased in silver and supplied with silver stoppers; the stoppers are connected by a long chain; the silver is decorated by stamping and chasing.
- Label
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This bottle for drinking water is a shape specific to Southeast Asia; acquired in Indonesia, it bears Indonesian metal fittings. In the mid-seventeenth century, several kilns in Arita, Japan, made Chinese-style celadon as well as blue-and-white porcelain for the Southeast Asian export trade. The Japanese wares were exported via Dutch and Chinese trading ships.
- Published References
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- Louise Allison Cort, George Williams, David P. Rehfuss. Ceramics in Mainland Southeast Asia. Washington. .
- Collection Area(s)
- Japanese Art
- Web Resources
- Ceramics in Mainland Southeast Asia
- Google Cultural Institute
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