Small dish, possibly oil lamp

Maker(s)
Artist: Oc Eo culture
Historical period(s)
Nguyen Lords period, Tay Son or Nguyen dynasty, 18th-mid 20th century
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
H x W x D: 2.3 x 7.4 x 6.3 cm (7/8 x 2 15/16 x 2 1/2 in)
Geography
Central Vietnam
Credit Line
Gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge, and Victor and Takako Hauge
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection
Accession Number
FSC-P-6799
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Dish (fragment)

Keywords
earthenware, Hauge collection, Nguyen dynasty (1802 - 1945), Nguyen Lords (1558 - 1775), Tay Son dynasty (1778 - 1802), Vietnam
Provenance

From circa 1972-1975 to 2004
Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge [1]

From 2004
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge in 2004

Notes:

[1] Object file. Acquired by the Hauges in Saigon, most likely from a Vietnamese military officer stationed in the Mekong Delta area who brought pots to the Hauges on his trips to Saigon.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Mr. and Mrs. Osborne and Gratia Hauge (1914-2004) and (died 2000)

Published References
  • Louis Malleret. La civilisation materielle d'Oc-Eo: L'Archeologie du Delta du Mekong. vol. XLII Paris. .
Collection Area(s)
Southeast Asian Art
Web Resources
Whistler's Neighborhood
Google Cultural Institute
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