The Williams Collection of Far Eastern Ceramics: Chinese, Siamese, and Annamese Ceramic Ware Selected from the Collection of Justice and Mrs. G. Mennen Williams in the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology 9781951538644, 9780932206749

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Chronology
Illustrations
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The Williams Williams Collection Collection of of Far Far Eastern The Eastern Ceramics Ceramics

CHINESE, SIAMESE, SIAMESE, AND AND ANNAMESE CHINESE, ANNAMESE CERAMIC CERAMIC WARES SELECTED SELECTED FROM FROM THE WARES THE COLLECTION COLLECTION OF OF JUSTICE AND AND MRS. G. MENNEN MENNEN WILLIAMS WILLIAMS IN MRS. G. JUSTICE IN THE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF OF MICHIGAN MICHIGAN MUSEUM THE MUSEUM OF OF ANTHROPOLOGY ANTHROPOLOGY

Catalogue of of an an Exhibition Exhibition Catalogue Held Held in in the the West West Gallery Gallery of of the the Horace Horace H. Rackham H. Rackham School of Graduate Graduate Studies School of Studies March 1972 March 1-30, 1-30, 1972

Introduction and and Catalogue Catalogue by by Introduction Kamer Aga-Oglu Aga-Oglu Kamer

THE THE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF OF MICHIGAN MICHIGAN MUSEUM MUSEUM OF OF ANTHROPOLOGY ANTHROPOLOGY ANN ARBOR ARBOR ANN

Cover: Double-gourd Shaped Ewer. Spotted Ch 'ing-pai ware. Yuan. Catalogue no. 1.

© Copyright 1972, The University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology ISBN 978-0-932206-74-9 (paper) ISBN 978-1-951538-64-4 (ebook)

CONTENTS CONTENTS

Preface Preface Introduction Introduction Chronology Chronology lllustra tions I1lustra tions Catalogue Catalogue Works Works Cited Cited

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PREFACE PREFACE The Museum Museum of of Anthropology Anthropology presents presents this this catalog Williams The catalog of of the the Williams of Far Eastern Ceramics to accompany the exhibit during March Collection Collection of Far Eastern Ceramics to accompany the exhibit during March 1972 in one H. Rackham Rackham School Graduate 1972 in one of of the the galleries galleries of of the the Horace Horace H. School of of Graduate Studies on Arbor. The catalog has Studies on the the University University of of Michigan Michigan campus campus in in Ann Ann Arbor. The catalog has prepared by Mrs. Aga-Oglu, Curator of the Division of the Orient in the been been prepared by Mrs. Aga-Oglu, Curator of the Division of the Orient in the Museum of Professor in the Department Department of Museum of Anthropology Anthropology and and Associate Associate Professor in the of the the History of History of Art. Art. This by Justice and Mrs. Mrs. G. notable collection collection presented presented by Justice and G. Mennen Mennen This notable Williams was years ago. Williams was obtained obtained by by them them in in Southeast Southeast Asia Asia aa few few years ago. Further Further details regarding these interesting interesting specimens specimens are are on on file file in and details regarding these in the the Museum Museum and are available available to to scholars scholars working on Far Far Eastern ceramics. For are working on Eastern ceramics. For many many years years the Museum Museum of of Anthropology Anthropology has has been been host host to Far Eastern the to scholars scholars studying studying Far Eastern ceramics because of the quality of the collection collection and the international international ceramics because of the quality of the and the reputation of of the the curator. curator. The The Williams Williams gift gift is is an an excellent excellent addition addition and and this this reputation and the the exhibit exhibit are are aa tribute tribute to the wisdom seleccatalog to the wisdom and and discriminating discriminating seleccatalog and which prompted its acquisition acquisition and to The tivity tivity which prompted its and its its presentation presentation to The University University of Michigan. of Michigan. The Horace Horace H. H. Rackham School of of Graduate permission The Rackham School Graduate Studies Studies gave gave permission its exhibit the Museum of Art Art has has kindly for the for the use use of of one one of of its exhibit galleries galleries and and the Museum of kindly loaned show show cases allowed the display of of the loaned cases which which has has allowed the complete complete display the Williams Williams of the exhibited in in the the rotunda rotunda Collection. A portion of the collection collection will will then then be be exhibited Collection. A portion of BUilding. The Anthropology is is grateful of the the Ruthven Ruthven Museums Museums Building. The Museum Museum of of Anthropology grateful for assistance of of the Exhibit Museum Museum in in permitting Frances B. B. Wright Wright to to for the the assistance the Exhibit permitting Frances plan and install install the the exhibit. exhibit. The The University University administration has provided supplan and administration has provided support for the catalog catalog and and for the events events associated associated with with the exhibition. port for the for the the exhibition. James B. James B. Griffin Griffin Director Director Museum Museum of of Anthropology Anthropology The Michigan The University University of of Michigan

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INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Aga-Oglu Kamer Kamer Aga-Oglu

ceramic wares The Chinese, Annamese ceramic wares shown shown in in this this and Annamese Siamese, and Chinese, Siamese, The Anthropology of Museum of exhibition recently presented presented to the Museum of Anthropology of The The to the were recently exhibition were This genMrs. G. and Mrs. Justice and by Justice University of Michigan G. Mennen Mennen Williams. Williams. This genMichigan by University of Eastern Far Eastern of Far Museum's collections collections of erous gift is the Museum's to the addition to valuable addition is aa valuable erous gift wares, particularly types of many types contains many ceramics, it contains of wares, particularly since it especially since ceramics, especially in it. represented in previously represented were not which were Chinese, not previously it. Chinese, which the Far Eastern of Far The Williams Eastern ceramics ceramics donated donated to to the Collection of Williams Collection The parts of obtained in Museum were obtained in various various parts of which were pieces which 249 pieces of 249 consists of Museum consists remaining the remaining consists of part consists major part The major Southeast of Chinese Chinese wares, wares, with with the Asia. The Southeast Asia. repreare repreThe Chinese portion Chinese wares wares are origin. The Annamese origin. and Annamese Siamese and of Siamese being of portion being ranging in first ranging examples, the blue-and-white examples, and blue-and-white sented the first in celadon and by celadon primarily by sented primarily and Yuan the of being second the and period date from the Sung to the Ming period and the second being of the Yuan and Ming the to Sung the from date 'ingdistinguished group but distinguished small but is aa small Ming periods. In there is group of of ch ch'ingaddition, there In addition, Ming periods. Yuan date from pai, porcelains which which date from the the Yuan blue-and-white porcelains early blue-and-white and early shu-fu, and pai, shu-fu, district of the district wares made the wares of the consists of period. made in in the of pottery consists Siamese pottery The Siamese period. The brownunderglaze brownand underglaze celadon, and Sawankhalok, brown-glazed, celadon, the brown-glazed, as the such as Sawankhalok, such brown-glazed ware, painted the brown-glazed ware, is is of of the the type type these, the of these, earliest of The earliest types. The painted types. celadon generally to the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. centuries. The The celadon and fourteenth the thirteenth assigned to generally assigned and celadon and and which show the influence influence of of the the Chinese Chinese celadon show the wares, which painted wares, the painted and the active most active the most made during the types of the are of wares, are Tz'u-chou types that that were were made during the Tz'u-chou wares, fourearly fourthe early extended from which extended Sawankhalok, which of Sawankhalok, kilns of of the period the kilns from the period of 1 are represented wares of The wares teenth of Annam Annam are represented century. The mid-fifteenth century.l to mid-fifteenth teenth to fifteenth century. of the porcelain of blue-and-white porcelain the blue-and-white by the chiefly the fifteenth century. chiefly by types in this Annamese wares The wares in this collection collection are are types and Annamese Siamese, and Chinese, Siamese, The Chinese, The predominance and for home and at home that were made for export. export. The predominance markets at the markets for the made for that were of in this collection is natural, since since is natural, this collection blue-and-white in and blue-and-white celadon and Chinese celadon of Chinese the during the China alone, to China confined to not confined their popularity, not alone, was was universal universal during their popularity, Orient, them throughout in them Middle made in throughout the the Orient, was made trade was extensive trade when extensive Ages when Middle Ages by the aa vast This is is proved proved by the Egypt. This to Egypt. Japan to from Japan extending from territory extending vast territory from recovered amount blue-and-white that has been been recovered from that has and blue-and-white celadon and both celadon of both amount of Japan, and Japan, Sumatra, JJava, Borneo, Sumatra, Medieval Indo-China, Borneo, ava, Philippines, Philippines, and in Indo-China, sites in Medieval sites Egypt. There in Egypt. of Fostat ruins of as as in in the the ruins Fostat in There are are also also many many other other sites sites in in well as as well It wares. these yielded have which Asia Africa, Arabia, Caucasus, and Central Asia which have yielded these wares. It Africa, Arabia, Caucasus, and Central Chinese Medieval collections the Medieval of the may be of here that that of collections of of Chinese note here to note interest to of interest may be that are are preserved preserved outside outside ceramics, blue-and-white, that and blue-and-white, celadon and especially celadon ceramics, especially the in the Collection Ottoman Imperial the are outstanding of China, the most outstanding are the Imperial Ottoman Collection in most the of China, in the Ardebil Collection and the Topkapi the Ardebil Collection housed housed in the Istanbul and in Istanbul Muzesi in Sarayi Muzesi Topkapi Sarayi Teheran. 22 in Teheran. Archaeological Museum in Archaeological Museum finer types to the given to The Williams Collection Collection given the Museum Museum comprises comprises the the finer types The Williams of the parts of other parts Asia and Southeast Asia in Southeast of found in and other the are found that are wares that ceramic wares of ceramic Eastern Far Eastern of Far original collection Orient. Museum's original collection of the Museum's enhances the addition enhances Its addition Orient. Its of MichiUniversity of the University Philippines by ceramics which was was obtained in the by the Michithe Philippines obtained in ceramics which The Museum's Dr. Carl by Dr. Expedition of Carl E. E. Guthe. Guthe. 33 The Museum's gan headed by 1922-1925, headed of 1922-1925, gan Expedition and fragwhole and nearly eight contains nearly which contains Philippine Collection, which eight thousand thousand whole fragPhilippine Collection, 4 gives wares, gives native Philippine and native Siamese, and mentary Philippine wares,4 Chinese, Siamese, of Chinese, specimens of mentary specimens World in of the institutions of other institutions it the Western Western World in among other position among unique position it aa unique and China in made pottery of collection holding the largest archaeological collection of pottery made in China and archaeological largest holding the

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Siam for for export countries, especially Siam export to to the the neighboring neighboring countries, especially the the Philippines. Philippines. as this this collection collection is, However, as However, as prominent prominent as is, there there are are certain certain significant significant types types of are either lacking or or are are poorly of Chinese Chinese wares wares that that are either lacking poorly represented represented in in it. it. Such Such are the the ch 'ing-pai, shu-fu, and early early blue-and-white blue-and-white of are ch'ing-pai, shu-ju, and of the the Yuan Yuan period period which which form link between of the Sung and form aa link between the the ceramics ceramics of the Sung and Ming Ming periods. periods. 5s Thus, Thus, the the presence these wares wares in in the the Williams in our our Museum Museum (Nos. (Nos. presence of of these Williams Collection Collection in source for for further research in in the the field. field. Notable Notable 1-10) provides aa valuable valuable source 1-1 0) provides further research among the Ming blue-and-white in the Williams Williams Collection Collection are are the the pieces pieces among the Ming blue-and-white in the decorated with with human human figures children at (Nos. 25-27), 25-27), aa subject subject decorated figures or or children at play play (Nos. which often appears appears in in the the decoration of the porcelain but but was was lacking lacking in in the the which often decoration of the porcelain blue-and-white ware of of the the Museum's Museum's Philippine Philippine Collection. Collection. Among Among the the blue-and-white ware Chinese and and Siamese wares, the the small small ewers Chinese Siamese celadon celadon wares, ewers (Nos. (Nos. 49, 49, 50), 50), incense incense burners (Nos. the bottle-shaped bottle-shaped vase burners (Nos. 63-66), 63-66), and and the vase (No. (No. 73) 73) are are again again types types which were not not represented represented in in the the Museum's collections. Besides Besides the the which were Museum's original original collections. new the Williams Williams Collection Collection has the Museum Museum with with whole whole new material, material, the has provided provided the examples of Siamese, and examples of various various types types of of Chinese, Chinese, Siamese, and Annamese Annamese wares wares which which will in the the identification and dating of much of the the fragmentary fragmentary ceramic ceramic will aid aid in identification and dating of much of material in its its Philippine Collection. material contained contained in Philippine Collection. Through the generosity generosity of and Mrs. Mrs. Williams, Williams, the the University University has has Through the of Justice Justice and received aa significant significant gift which will will broaden received gift which broaden its its program program of of research research as as well well interested in in Far as as instruction instruction to to students students interested Far Eastern Eastern ceramics. ceramics.

NOTES NOTES

1. Spinks, The The Ceramic Wares of Siam (Bangkok, (Bangkok, 1965), 1965), pp. pp. 41, 41, 49, 49, 112. 112. 1. Charles Charles Nelson Nelson Spinks, Ceramic Wares of Siam Altchinesische Porzellane im Alten Alten Serai. Serai. Vol. Vol. II II of of the the MeisterMeister2. Ernst Zimmermann, Altchinesische Porzellane im 2. Ernst Zimmermann, werke der Tukischen Tukischen Museen Museen zu zu Konstantinople, Berlin, 1930; 1930; John John A. A. Pope, Pope, FourFourwerke der Konstantinople, Berlin, teenth-Century Blue-and- White: Porcelains in in the the Topkapu Topkapu teenth-Century Blue-andWhite: A A Group Group of of Chinese Chinese Porcelains Sarayi Miizesi, Muzesi, Instanbul, Instanbul, Washington, Washington, 1952; 1952; idem, idem, Chinese Chinese Porcelains Porcelains from from the the Sarayi Ardebil Shrine, 1956. Ardebil Shrine, Washington, Washington, 1956. "The University University of Philippine Expedition," Expedition," American American AnAn3. Carl Guthe, "The E. Guthe, of Michigan Michigan Philippine 3. Carl E. XXIX (Jan.-March, (Jan.-March, 1927),69-76; "Distribution of of Sites Sites Visited Visited by by thropologist, 1927), 69-76; idem, idem, "Distribution thropologist, XXIX the University Expedition 1922-1925 ,"Papers the University of of Michigan Michigan Philippine Philippine Expedition 1922-1925," Papers of of the the Michigan Michigan Academy Science, Arts Arts and Letters, " X 79-89. Academy of of Science, and Letters," X (1928), (1928), 79-89. of the the 4. Aga-Oglu, "Ming "Ming Porcelain Philippines," Archives Archives of 4. Kamer Kamer Aga-Oglu, Porcelain from from Sites Sites in in the the Philippines," Chinese Art (1963), 7-19. 7-19. Art Society Society of of America, America, XVII XVII (1963), Chinese Relationship Between Between the 5. Kamer Aga-Oglu, "The Relationship the Ying-Ch'ing, Ying-Ch'ing, Shu-Fu Shu-Fu and and Early Early BlueBlue5. Kamer Aga-Oglu, "The and-White," Bulletin, No.8 (December, 1949), 27-33. and-White," Far Far Eastern Eastern Ceramic Ceramic Bulletin, No.8 (December, 1949),27-33.

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CHRONOLOGY CHRONOLOGY Chinese Dynasties Mentioned Chinese Dynasties Mentioned Here Here Sung Dynasty 960-1279 960-1279 Sung Dynasty

Northern Dynasty 960-1127 Northern Sung Sung Dynasty 960-1127 Southern Sung Sung Dynasty 1127-1279 Southern Dynasty 1127-1279 Yuan Dynasty 1279-1368 Yuan Dynasty 1279-1368 Ming 1368-1644 Dynasty 1368-1644 Ming Dynasty

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ILLUSTRATIONS ILLUSTRATIONS

1. Two Double-gourd Shaped Ewers. 1. Two Dou ble-gourd Shaped Ewers. Ch 'ing-pai 'ing~pai ware, Yuan. Ch ware, one one spotted. spotted. Yuan. Left, H. H. 4-1/4 H., with with cover, cover, 4-5/8 4-5/8 in. in. Left, 4-1/4 in. in. Right, Right, H.,

2. Two rs. 2. Two Ewe Ewers.

ell 'ing-pai 'ing-paz ware. Yuan. Ch ware. Yuan. Left , Ii. in. Right, Right , H., Ii., with with cover, cover, 3-7/8 3-7/8 in. in. Left, H. 3-1/8 3-1/8 in.

3. Flask-shaped Flask-shaped Ewer. Ewer. 3.

Ch'ing-pat ware. Yuan. Yuan. Ch 'ing-pai ware. Ii. 4-1/4 4-1 / 4 in. in. H.

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4. Cup. Cup. 4.

Shu-fu ware. ware. Yuan. Shu-fu Yuan. H. 1-3/4 1-3/ 4 in. in. D. 3-1 / 8 in. in. H. D. 3-1/8

ars. 6. Two Two JJars. 6. Left , Shu-fu Shu-fu ware; ware; right, Yuan . Left, right, blue-and-white. blue-and-white. Yuan. Left, 2-1/8 in. Right, 2-1/8 Left , H. H. 21/8 in. Right, H. H. 21/8 in. in.

5. Two 5. Two Jars. Jars.

Ch ware, one one spotted. Yuan. Ch 'ing-pai 'ing-pai ware, spotted . YUan.

Left, with lid, lid, 2-1 2-1/2 in. Right, with lid, 2-3/8 in. Left , H., H., with / 2 in. Right , H., H. , with lid , 2-3/8 in.

7. Two Jars. Jars. 7. Two Blue-and-white ware. Yuan. Blue-and-white ware. YUan. Left, 2-1/4 in. Right, Left, H. H. 2-1 / 4 in. Right, H. H. 2-1/8 2-1/ 8 in. in.

8. 8. Water Water Dropper. Dropper. ware. Sung-Yuan. Ch'ing-pai Sung-YUan. 'ing-pai ware. Ch H. 2-3/8 in. 2-3/8 in. H.

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"Bird-feeders." 9. Two "Bird-feeders." 9. Two Ch Sung-Yuan. ware. Sung-YUan. 'ing-pai ware. Ch 'ing-pai 1-1/8 in. Left, H. Right, H. H. 1-1/8 in. in. Right, 1-5/8 in. H. 1-5/8 Left,

10. Two Two Dishes. Dishes. 10.

Ch 'ing-pai ware. ware. Sung-YUan. Sung-Yuan. Ch'ing·pai

Left, 1-1/8 3-1/4 in. in. Right, Right, H. 1-1/8 in. D. 3-3/8 in. in. Left , H. H. 1-1 /8 in. in . D. D. 3-1/4 H. 1-1 /8 in. D. 3-3/8

11. II. Two Two Cups. Cups. Porcelain Porcelain with with bluishbluish- white white glaze. glaze. Yuan. Yuan. Left, Left, H. H. 1-5/8 1-5/8 in. in. D. D. 3-1/8 3-1/8 in. in. Right, Right, H. II . 1-5/8 1-5/8 in. in. D. D. 3-1/8 3-1/8 in. in.

13. 13. Cup. Cup . Enameled Enameled porcelain. porcelain. Ming. Ming. Second Second half half of of the the 15th 15th century. century. H. H. 1-1/4 1-1 / 4 in. in. D. D. 2-5/8 2-5/ 8 in. in.

12. Cup. 12. Cup. century. 15th century. the 15th of the half of White Second half Ming. Second porcelain. Ming. White porcelain. in. 2-5/8 H. / 2 in. / 8 in. D. 2-5 in. D. 1-1/2 H. 1-1

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Cup. 14. Cup. 14. centu 15th century the 15th of the half of Second half Ming. Second ware. Ming. Blue-and-whit e ware. Blue-and-white in.. 2-3/8 D. 2-3/ in. D. 1-1/8 H. 1-1 H. / 8 in. 8 in

15. 15 . Four Four Jars. J ars. White White porcelain porcelain ware. ware. Ming. Ming. 15th 15th century. century. Left, Left , H. H. 1-1/4 1-1 / 4 in. in. Center, Center, H. H. 1-1/4 1-1 /4 in. in. Right, Right , H. H. 2-1/4 2- 1/ 4 in. in. Bottom, Bottom, H. H. 11 in. in.

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16. Bowl Bowl of of Lien-tzu Lien-Izu Shape. Shape. 16. Blue-and-whitee ware. ware. Ming. Ming. Early Early 15th 15th century. century. Blue-and-whit H. 2-1/4 2-1/4 in. in. D. D. 55 in. in . H.

17. Dishes. Hollow-based Dishes. Two Hollow-based 1 7. Two fish. biscuit fish. Blue-and-white relief biscuit with relief ware with Blue-and-whit e ware Ming. century. 15th century. the 15th of the half of First half Ming. First in. 4-5/8 D. 4-5 in.. D. 1-1/8 H. 1-1 Left, /8 in /8 in. Right,, H. in. Right 4-7/8 in. D. 4-7/8 in. D. 1-3/8 in. H. 1-3/8 Left, 1-1.

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18.. Two Two Hollow-based Hollow-based Dishes. Dishes. 18 Blue-and-white ware. ware. Ming. Ming. First First half half of of the the 15th B1ue-and-white 15th century. century. Left, H. H. 1-1/4 1-1/4 in. in. D. 4-5/8 in. Right, Right, H. H. 1-1 1-1/4 in. D. Left, D. 4-5 / 8 in. / 4 in. / 8 in. in . D. 4-5 4-5/8

19. Three Hollow-based 19. Three Hollow-based Dishes. Dishes. Blue-and-white of the B1ue-and-white ware. ware. Ming. Ming. First First half half of the 15th 15th century. century. Left, Left, H. H. 1-1/8 1-1 / 8 in. in. D. D. 4-1/8 4-1 / 8 in. in. Right, Right, H. H. 1-1/8 1-1 / 8 in. in. D. D. 44 in. in. Bottom, Bottom, H. H. 1-1/8 1- 1/ 8 in. in. D. D. 3-7/8 3-7/ 8 in. in.

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20. Kendi-Shaped Kendi-Shaped Drinking Drinking Vessel. Vessel. 20. B1ue-and-whitee ware. ware. Ming. Ming. First First half half of of the the 15th 15th century. century. Blue-and-whit H. 6-3/4 6-3/4 in. in. H.

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Vessel. 21. Drinking Vessel. Kendi-Shaped Drinking 21. Kendi-Shaped century. 16th century. Late 16th Ming. Late ware. Ming. Blue-and-white Blue-and-whit e ware. H.7-1/4in. H. 7-1/4 in.

22. Jar. 22. Jar. Blue-and-white ware. Blue-and-white ware. Ming. Ming. Late Late 15th 15th century. century. H. H. 2-1/4 2-1 / 4 in. in.

23. 23. Bowl. Bowl. Blue-and-white Blue-and-white ware. ware. Ming. Ming. Late Late 15th 15th century. century. H. H. 3-7/8 3-7/ 8 in. in. D. D. 8-3/4 8-3/ 4 in. in.

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24. Bowl. Bowl. 24. Blue-and-white ware. ware. Ming. Ming. Late Late 15th 15th century. century. Blue-and-white H. 2-5/8 2-5/8 in. in. D. D. 66 in. in. H.

25. 25. Dish. Dish. Blue-and-white 15th century. century . Blue-and-white ware. ware. Ming. Ming. Late Late 15th H. H. 1-1/2 1-1 /2 in. in. D. D. 7-3/4 7-3/ 4 in. in .

26. Dish. 26. Dish. century. 15th century. Late 15th Ming. Late Blue-and-white ware. Ming. Blue-and-white ware. H. 1-1 /2 in. in. D. in. 5-3/8 in. D. 5-3/8 1-1/2 H.

27. Bowl. Bowl. 27. Blue-and-white ware ware.. Ming. Blue-and-white Ming. Late Late 15th 15th century. century. H. 2-3/4 2-3/4 in. in. D. D. 5-3/4 5-3/4 in. H. in.

28. 28. Bowl. Bowl. Blue-and-white Blue-and-white ware. ware. Ming. Ming. Late Late 15th 15th century. century. H. 2-5/8 H. 2-5 /8 in. in. D. D. 5-7/8 5-7/8 in. in. 29. 29. Bowl. Bo wl. Blue-and-white Blue-and-white ware. ware. Ming. Ming. Late Late 15th 15th century. century . H. H. 2-1/2 2-1/2 in. in. D. D. 5-5/8 5-5/8 in. in.

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30. Box Box with with Cover. Cover. 30. Blue-and-white ware. ware. Ming. Ming. 16th 16th century. century. Blue-and-white 11 ., with with cover, cover, 1-3/4 1-3/ 4 in. in. D. D. 2-1/2 2-1/2 in. in. H.,

Cover. 31. Box with with Cover. Octagonal Box 31. Octagonal century. Blue-and-white ware. Ming. 16th cen tury. Ming. 16th Blue-and-white ware. H. in. D. in. D. 44 in. 3-1/4 in. cover, 3-1/4 with cover, H.,, with

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32. Jar. Jar. 32. of the Blue-ar.d-white ware. ware. Ming. Ming. Second Second half half of the 16th 16th century. century. Blue-and-white H. 3-3/ 8 in. H. 3-3/8 in.

33. Jar. 33. Jar. Blue-and-white century. 16th century. Late 16th Ming. Late ware. Ming. Blue-and-white ware. H. in.. H. 44 in

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34. 34. Two Two Dishes. Dishes. Blue-and-white Blue-and-white ware. ware. Ming. Ming. 16th 16th century. century. Left, Left , H. H. 1-1/4 1-1/4 in. in. D. D. 88 in. in. Right, Right, H. H. 1-1/8 1-1 /8 in. in. D. D. 88 in. in.

Two Dishes. Dishes. 335. 5. Two Blue-and-white ware. ware. Ming. Ming. 16th 16th century. century. Blue-and-white Left, H. H. 1-1/2 1-1 /2 in. in. D. D. 7-7/8 7-7/8 in. in. Right, Right, H. H. 1-1/2 1-1 /2 in. in. D. D. 7-1/4 7-1/4 in. in. Left,

36. Dish. Dish. 36. g. 16th Blue-and-white ware. ware. Min Ming. 16th century. century. Blue-and-white II. 1-3/8 1-3/ 8 in. in. D. D. 7-7/8 7-7/ 8 in. in. H.

37 Dishes . Two Dishes. 37.. Two century.. Second half half of of the the 16th 16th century Blue-and-white ware. ware. Ming. Ming. Second Blue-and-white H. 3-3/4 3-3/ 4 in. in. D. D. 12-5/8 12-5/ 8 in. in. Right, Right , H. H. 3-3/8 3-3/ 8 in. in . D. D. 12-1/2 12-1 / 2 in. in. Left, H. Left,

38. Dish. 38. Dish. Porcelain with with white white slip on blue blue ground. Porcelain slip decoration decoration on ground. half of the 16th 16th century. century. Ming. Second Ming. Second half of the H.33 in. in. D. D. 14-1 14-1 // 88 in. in. H.

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39. Jar. Jar. 39. Porcelain with with cobalt cobalt blue blue and and enamel enamel decoration. decoration. Porcelain Ming. Late Late 16th-early 16th-;,arly 17th 17th century. century. Ming. H. 44 in. in. H.

40. Square Dish. Square Dish. 40. century. Enameled porcelain. porcelain. Ming. Ming. Late Late 16th-early 16th-;,arly 17th 17th century. Enameled H. D. 5-5/8 in . 5-5/8 in. in. D. H. 11 in.

Cover. with Cover. Box with 41. Box 41. century. 16th century. Ming. 16th glaze. Ming. cobalt blue with cobalt Porcelain Porcelain with blue glaze. in.. 3-3/8 in 2-1/8 in. cover, 2-1/8 with cover, H.,, with H. in . D. D. 3-3/8

42. 42. Ewer. Ewer. Porcelain with cobalt cobalt blue century.. Porcelain with blue glaze. glaze. Ming. Ming. 16th 16th century H. 7-3/4 in. (Handle and and spout spout repaired) H. 7-3/4 in. (I-landle repaired)

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43. Vase. 43. Vase. Porcelain copper-red glaze. yao. eh'mg. Ch 'ing. 18th Porcelain with with copper-red glaze. Lang Lang yao. 18th century. cent ury. H. in.. H. 7-5/8 7-5/8 in

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44. 44. Bowl. BowL Chekiang Chekiang celadon. celadon. Sung. Sung . 1·1. 1-3/4 1-3/4 in. in. D. D. 3-3/8 3-3/8 in. in. H.

45.. Bowl. 45 BowL Lung-ch'uan celadon. Sung. celadon. Sung. Lung-ch'iian H. 22 in. in. D. D. 4-3 /8 in. in. 4-3/8 H.

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46. 46. Squat Squat Jar. Jar. Lung·ch'uan celadol1. Lung-ch'iian celadon. Sung. Sung. H. 2-5/8 in. H. 2-5/8 in.

47. 4 7. Two Two Jars. Jars. Lung·ch'uan celadon. celadon. Sung. Sung. Lung-ch'i.ian Left, H. in. Right H. 2-1/2 Left, H. 2-3/8 2-3/8 in. Right,, H. 2-1/2 in in..

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48. Three Three Dishes. Dishes. 48. Lung-ch'uan celadon. celadon. Sung. Sung. Lung-ch'uan Left, H. H. 1-1/2 1-1 /2 in. in. D. D. 55 in. in. Right, Right , H. H. 1-5/8 1-5 /8 in. in. D. D. 55 in. in . Left, Bottom, H. H. 1-1/2 1-1 /2 in. in. D. D. 55 in. in. Bottom,

49. Ewer of Melon Shape. Shape. of Melon 49. Ewer Chekiang eeladon. Sung. Sung. Chekiang celadon. H., H., with with lid, lid, 2-5/8 2-5/8 in. in.

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50. Ewers. 50. Two Two Ewers. Probably Yuan. Yiian . Chekiang celadon. Probably Chekiang celadon. Left, 2-1/2 2-1/2 Left , H. H. 2-1 / 2 in. in. Right, Right , H. H. 2-1 / 2 in. in.

51. 51. Ewer. Ewer. Lung-ch'iian Lung-ch'Uan ce1adon. ce Jadon. Yuan-early Yuan-ea rly Ming. Ming. H. 3-1/2 H. 31/2 in. in.

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Shape. Cylindrical Shape. of Cylindrical Bowl of 52. Bowl 52. Sung. celadon. Sung. Lung-ch'uan celadon. Lung-ch'uan 5-5/8 in. in. D. 3-7/8 in. H. H. 3-7/8 D. 5-5/8 in.

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53. Jar Jar with with Foliate 53. Foliate Cover. Cover. Lung-ch'uan celadoIl. Lung-ch\ian celadon. Yuan. Yuan. H.,.• with with cover. cover, 3-1 3-1/4 in. Ii / 4 in.

55. Jar Jar with with Relief Lotus Flowers. Flowers. 55. Relief Lotus Chekiang celadon Chekiang Yuan-early Ming. Ming. celadon.. Yuan-early H. 22 in. in. H.

54. Relief Dragon. 54. Jar Jar with with Relief Dragon. Lung-ch'uan -ea rly Ming. Lung-ch'uan celadon. celadon. Yiian Yuan-early Ming. H.2-7/8in. H. 2-7/8 in.

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56. Dish. Dish. 56. Lung-ch'uan celadon. celadon. Yuan-early Yuan-early Ming. Ming. Lung-ch'iian H. 1-1/4 1-1 / 4 in. in. D. D. 4-1/4 4-1 /4 in. in. H.

57. Dishes. Two Dishes. 57. Two Lung-ch'uan th century. century. 15th Ming. 15 celadon.. Ming. Lung-ch'iian celadon Left / 4 in. in. D. 55 in. in. D. 1-1/4 H. 1-1 Right, H. in. Right, 4-7/8 in. D. 4-7/8 in. D. 1-1/4 in. H. 1-1/4 Left,, H.

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58.. Dish. 58 Dish. Lung-ch'iian ce Lung-ch'lian ladon. Yuan-early Ming. 14th 14th century. celadon. Yuan-early Ming. century. H. 3-3/ D. 13-1 / 2 in. H. 3-3/88 in. in. D. 13-1/2 in.

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59. Dish. 59. Dish. Lung-ch ' iian celadon. century. 14th century. Ming. 14th Yuan-early Ming. celadon. Yiian-early Lung-ch'i.ian H in. D. D. 14 14 in. in. 3-3/8 in. H 3-3{8

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60. Dish Dish with with Hollow Hollow Base. Base. 60. century . Lung-ch'uan celadon. Min Ming. 15th century. g. 15th ung-ch'uan celadon. L H. 2-1/4 2-1 / 4 in. in. D. D. 10-1/2 10-1 / 2 in. in. H.

61. Dish. Dish. 61. celadon . Ming. Ming. 15th 15th century. century. Lung-ch'iian celadon. Lung-ch'i.ian H. 2-1/8 2-1 /8 in. in. D. D. 10-3/8 10-3/ 8 in. in. H.

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62. Bowl. Bowl. 62. Lung-ch'iian Lung-ch'uan celadon. celadon. Yuan-early Yuan-early Ming. Ming. H. 33 in. in. D. D. 6-3/4 in. H. 6-3/4 in.

63. [ncense Burner. Burner. 63. Incense Lung-ch'iian Lung-ch'uan celadon. celadon. Sung. Sung. D. 55 in. H. H. 2-3/4 2-3/ 4 in. in . D. in .

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64. Incense Burners. Burners. Two Incense 64. Two Lung-ch'uan Early Ming. Ming. celadon. Early Lung-ch'uan celadon. Left /8 in. in. D. D. 77 in. H. 2-1/2 in. D. D. 4-7/8 4-7 /8 in. in. 2-1/2 in. Right, H. in. Right, 4-1/8 H. 4-1 Left,, H.

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65. Incense Burner. 65. Incense Burner. Chekiang celadon. Yuan-early Ming. Chekiang celadon. Yuan-early Ming. 14th 14th century century.. H. 5-1/2 5-1 /2 in. in. D. D. 12 12 in. in. H.

66. Incense Burner. 66. Incense Burner. Lung-ch'iian celadon. celadon. Yuan-early Ming. 14th Lung-ch'iian Yiian-early Ming. 14th century. century. H. D. 8-3/8 8-3/8 in. H. 2-1/4 2-1/4 in. in. D. in.

67 Bowl. 67.. Spherical Spherical Bowl. Blue-and-white ware. ware . Annamese. Annamese. 15th 15th century. Blue-and-white century. H. 2-3/4 2-3/ 4 in. in. D. /8 in. in. H. D. 4-3 4-3/8 68.. Jar. Jar. 68 Blue-and-white century.. Blue-and-white ware. ware. Annamese. Annamese. 15th 15th century H. 2-1/4in. H.21/4in.

69. Jar Jar with with Brown Brown Base. Base. 69. Blue-and-white ware. ware. Annamese. Annamese. 15th 15th century. century . Blue-and-white II. 2-1/2 2-1/2 in. in. H.

70 Two Boxes Boxes with with Covers. Covers. 70.. Two Blue-and-white ware. ware . Annamese. Annamese. 15th 15th century century.. Blue-and-white Left , H., H., with with cover, cover, 1-7/8 1-7/8 in. in. D. D. 2-5/8 2-5/8 in. in. Left, Right, H., B. , with with cover, cover, 1-7/8 1-7/8 in. in. D. D. 2-3/8 2-3/8 in. in. Right,

71. 71 . Dish Dish with with Brown Brown Decoration. Decoration. Porcelain. Po rcelain. Annamese. Annamese. 13th-14th 13th-14th century. century . H. H. 1-1 1-1 //44 in. in . D. D. 55 in. in.

72. 72. Bowl Bowl with with Green Green Glaze. Glaze. Porcelain. Porcelain. Annamese. Annamese. 15th 15th century. century . H. H. 2-1/4 2-1 / 4 in. in. D. D. 3-7/8 3-7/ 8 in. in .

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73. Vase. Bottle-shaped Vase. 73. Bottle-shaped century. Sawankhalok 14th-mid-15th century. Siamese. 14th-mid-15th celadon. Siamese. Sawankhalok celadon. in. H. 7-3/4 7-3/4 in. H.

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74. Globular 74. Globular Jar. Jar. Sawankhalok celadon. Siamese. Siamese. 14th-mid-15th century. Sawankhalok celadon. 14th-mid-1 5th century. H. 6-1/4 in. 1-1.6-1 / 4 in.

75. Bowl. 75. Bowl. Sawankhalok Siamese. 14th-mid-15th Sawankhalok celadon. celadon. Siamese. 14th-mid-1 5th century. century. 1-1.4-1 /2 in. in. D. D. 9-5/8 in. H. 4-1/2 9-5/8 in.

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76. 76. Bowl. Bowl. Sawankhalok Sawankhalok celadon. celadon. Siamese. Siamese. 14th-mid-15th 14th-mid-15th century. century. H. 3-7/8 3-7/8 in. in. D. D. 8-7/8 8-7/8 in. in. H.

77 Dishes. Two Dishes. 77.. Two century. Sawankhalok ladon . Siamese. 14th-mid-15th century. Siamese. 14th-mid-15th celadon. Sawankha1ok ce 11 in. D. II in. D. Left, /2 in. /2 in. in. 3-1/2 H. 3-1 Right, H. in. Right, 10-3/8 in. D. 10-3/8 in. D. 3-1/2 H. 3-1 Left, H.

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78. Two Two Bowls. Bowls. 78. Sawankhalok celadon. celadon. Siamese. Siamese. 14th-mid-15th 14th-mid-15th century. century. Sawankhalok Left, 2-3/8 in. D. D. 4-3/ 4-3/4 in. Right, Right, H. H. 1-5/8 1-5/8 in. in. D. D. 33 in. in. Left, H. H. 2-3/ 8 in. 4 in.

79. 79. Three Three Jars. Jars. Sawankhalok Sa wankhalok celadon. celadon. Siamese. Siamese. 14th-mid-15th 14th-mid-15th century. century. Left, Left , H. II. 4-3/8 4-3 / 8 in. in. Right, Right, H. H. 55 in. in. Center, Center, H. H. 2-5/8 2-5/ 8 in. in.

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80. Two Two Jars. Jars. 80. century. Siamese. 13th-14th Brown-glazed stoneware. stoneware. Sawankhalok. Sawankhalok. Siamese. 13th-14th century. Brown-glazed Left, H. H. 4-5/8 in . Right, Right, H. H. 66 in. in. 4-5/8 in. Left,

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81. Jars. 81. Three Three Jars. stoneware. Sawankhalok. century. Brown-glazed Brown-glazed stoneware. Sawankhalok. Siamese. Siamese. 13th-14th 13th-14th century. Left, 2-3/88 in. H.. 2-3/4 Left , H. H. 2-3/ in. Right, Right, H 2-3/ 4 in. in. Center, Center, H. H. 1-1/4 1-1 / 4 in. in.

Kendi-Shaped Drinking 82. Kendi-Shaped 82. Drinking Vessel. Vessel. Brown-painted stoneware. stoneware. Sawankhalok. Sawankhalok. Brown-painted Siamese. 14th-mid-15th Siamese. 14th-mid-15th century. century. H. in. H. 3-3/4 3-3/4 in.

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83. Box Box with with Cover. Cover. 83. Brown-painted Brown-painted stoneware. stoneware. Sawankhalok. Sawankhalok. Siamese. century. Siamese. 14th-mid-15th 14th-mid-15th century. H., H. , with with cover, cover, 2-1/8 2-1 /8 in. in .

84. Bowl. 84. Bowl. Brown-painted stoneware. stoneware. Sukhothai. Sukhothai. Brown-painted Siamese. 14th-mid-15th 14th-mid-15 th century. century. Siamese. H. 2-3/8 2-3/ 8 in. in. D. D. 4-5/8 4-5 / 8 in. in. H.

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85. 85 . Bird-shaped Bird-shaped Jar. Jar. Brown-glazed century. Brown-glazed stoneware. stoneware. Cambodia. Cambodia. Khmer. Khmer. 12th 12th century. H. 2-5/8 in. H. 2-5/8 in.

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CATALOGUE OGUE CATAL

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TWO DOUBLE-GOURD DOUBLE-GOURD SHAPED TWO SHAPED EWERS. EWERS. Ch'ing-pai Yuan. Ch 'ing-pai ware, ware, one one spotted. spotted. Yuan. Left, H. H. 4-1/4 4-1/4 in. in. (48082) Right, with cover, cover, 4-5/8 4-5/8 in. in. (47990) Left, (48082) Right, H., H., with (47990) These double-gourd double-gourd shaped shaped ewers with long long spouts spouts have have aa curving curving handle handle These ewers with which in in the at left in dragon shape. The The ewer ewer at at right right has has aa lobed lobed which the one one at left is is in dragon shape. cover loop. They They have have aa white white porcelain body and and aa transcover centered centered by by aa loop. porcelain body transparent pale pale blue blue glaze, glaze, typical typical of ch 'ing-pai, (Ying-ch ( Ying-ch 'ing) ewer parent of ch'ing-pai, 'ing) which which in in the the ewer at left left is is spotted spotted with with rusty-brown specks. Both Both have have unglazed flat bases bases at rusty-brown specks. unglazed flat show aa slightly slightly grayish grayish white paste tinged tinged with rusty hue. which show which white paste with rusty hue.

Studies been made on new new features the shape decoration of Studies have have been made on features in in the shape and and decoration of ceramics in the Yuan period, ceramics introduced introduced in the Yuan period, particularly particularly the the techniques techniques of of decoration as; relief relief designs, designs, carved molded, underglaze or in in biscuit, decoration such such as; carved or or molded, underglaze or biscuit, in white white slip, glaze, etc. designs or beaded beaded in slip, spotted spotted glaze, etc. designs trailed trailed or See: Sherman Sherman E. E. Lee Lee and Ho, Chinese Chinese Art Under the the Mongols and Wai-Kam Wai-Kam Ho, Art Under Mongols ... . .. ;; See: John Ayers, Ayers, "Some "Some Characteristic of the the Yuan Basil Gray, Gray, John Characteristic Wares Wares of Yuan Dynasty"; Dynasty"; Basil "Art Under Under the the Mongol Mongol Dynasties of China China and and Persia." "Art Dynasties of Persia."

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TWO EWERS. EWERS. TWO Ch 'ing-pai ware. ware. Yuan. Ch'ing-pai Yuan. Left, H. H. 3-1/8 3-1/8 in. (48036) Left, in. (48036)

Right, H., with cover, 3-7/8 3-7/8 in. (47989) Right, H., with cover, in. (47989)

The of octagonal octagonal form form with with aa short flat unglazed unglazed The ewer ewer at at left left is is of short neck neck and and flat base. relief with with aa floral on each each side above aa border base. It It is is decorated decorated in in relief floral spray spray on side above border of panels, centered centered by by three in aa triangle. triangle. The of foliate foliate petal petal panels, three beads beads set set in The porcelain body body is is covered pale blue glaze, with with the exposed porcelain covered by by aa transparent transparent pale blue glaze, the exposed paste of of its its flat flat base hue due due to to firing. The ewer ewer at right is is paste base having having aa rusty rusty hue firing. The at right with round low neck neck which is unglazed unglazed where the lid lid pear-shaped with pear-shaped round sides sides and and aa low which is where the loops are the handle handle and and lid lid to to connect It is is rests. Small Small loops rests. are attached attached to to the connect them. them. It decorated in in relief relief with phoenix on on each each side, side, above above aa border of decorated with aa flying flying phoenix border of foliate petal panels panels centered centered by trefoil. A pale blue transparent glaze glaze covers covers foliate petal by aa trefoil. A pale blue transparent the porcelain porcelain body body except except for the flat flat base, base, where where the the paste paste has has burnt burnt the for the rusty-pink. rusty-pink.

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FLASK-SHAPED EWER. FLASK-SHAPED EWER. Ch 'ing-pai ware. ware. Yuan. Ch'ing-pai Yuan. H. 4-1/4 4-1/4 in. in. (47991) (47991) H.

Ewer sides and and ovoid ovoid mouth decorated in in relief relief with Ewer of of flattened flattened sides mouth and and foot, foot, decorated with four motifs on on each each side side and and aa double on the the neck. neck. A four ju-i ju-i head head motifs double petal petal border border on A small handle was was intended intended to missing. The loop at at the the handle to attach attach the the lid lid which which is is missing. The small loop porcelain body of is covered covered with blue glaze porcelain body of the the vessel vessel is with aa translucent translucent pale pale blue glaze of of aa faint tinge, resembling The glaze glaze stops faint greenish greenish tinge, resembling that that of of the the shu-fu shu-fu ware. ware. The stops unevenly on on the exterior of sturdy foot. foot. This ewer has has been in unevenly the exterior of its its sturdy This ewer been molded molded in two vertical vertical halves halves and at the seams seen seen on on the the sides sides where the two and joined joined at the seams where the handle are attached. attached. handle and and spout spout are

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CUP. CUP. Shu-fu ware. Yuan. Yuan. Shu-fu ware. H. 1-3/4 1-3/4 in. in. D. D. 3-1/8 3-1/8 in. in. (48040) (48040) H. This small small cup cup of of aa white white compact compact porcelain porcelain body, body, has has aa flaring flaring rim, rim, aa low low This sturdy foot foot and and aa slightly slightly convex convex base base culminating culminating into into aa small small knob. knob. It It is is sturdy covered with with an an opaque opaque pale pale blue blue glaze, glaze, except except for for the the base base and and foot-rim foot-rim covered which show show aa grayish-white grayish-white paste. paste. which

Four Four almost almost identical identical shu-fu shu-fu cups, cups, two two plain plain and and two two with with cobalt-blue cobalt-blue Anthropology. of Museum the of decoration, are are in in the the Philippine Philippine Collection Collection of the Museum of Anthropology. decoration, (Aga-Oglu, "The "The Relationship Relationship Between Between the the Ying-Ch'ing, Ying-Ch'ing, Shu-Fu Shu-Fu and and Early Early (Aga-Oglu, Blue and White," pI. V, figs. 2-4.) 2-4.) figs. Blue and White," pl. V,

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JARS. TWO JARS. TWO Ch'ing-pai ware, one one spotted. spotted. Yuan. Yuan. 'ing-pai ware, Ch (48009) Left, H., with lid, 2-1/2 2-1/2 in. in. (48009) with lid, Left, H.,

48000) Right, Right, H., H., with with lid, lid, 2-3/8 2-3/8 in. in. ((48000)

Made of the the same same compact compact white white porcelain porcelain body, body, these these small small jars jars are are similar similar Made of in have aa flat flat unglazed base which which in in the the piece piece at at left left has has burned burned aa unglazed base and have shape and in shape rusty pink, pink, while while in in the the other other it it is is grayish-white. grayish-white. Both Both have have covers covers which which in in rusty of aa being of other being the other with the knob, with with aa knob, top with lobed top has aa lobed left has at left piece at the the piece glaze, blue glaze, pale blue transparent pale has aa transparent left has at left jar at mushroom The plain plain jar shape. The mushroom shape. shu-fu of glaze blue pale opaque an has other the other has an opaque pale blue glaze of shu-fu ch 'ing-pai, while of ch'ing-pai, typical of typical while the called blotches. Although rusty-brown blotches. daubed with is daubed which is type which type with rusty-brown Although both both are are called shu-fu, spotted shu-fu, as spotted be classed perhaps be should perhaps right should at right ch'ing-pai, classed as jar at the jar 'ing-pai, the ch glaze. opaque glaze. because distinct opaque its distinct of its because of

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TWO JARS. TWO JARS. Left, Yuan. blue-and-white. Yuan. right, blue-and-white. ware; right, Shu-fu ware; Left, Shu-fu Left, Right, (48098) in. (48098) 2-1/8 in. H. 2-1/8 Right, H. (48032) in. (48032) 2-1/8 in. H. 2-1/8 Left, H.

flat have flat neck, have the neck, at the loops at two loops with two form with bulbous form similar bulbous of similar jars of small jars These These small pale opaque pale an opaque have an Both have paste. Both rusty-white paste. unglazed show aa rusty-white which show bases which unglazed bases in glossy in and glossy left and at left jar at plain jar the plain in the opaque in is opaque which is blue type which shu-fu type of shu-fu glaze of blue glaze are which are branches which chrysanthemum branches two chrysanthemum with two decorated with is decorated jar is This jar other. This the the other. grayish-blue. in aa grayish-blue. strokes in brush strokes quick brush with quick freely rendered with freely rendered and decoration and simple decoration executed simple freely executed its freely with its jar with The blue-and-white jar small blue-and-white The small represents ware, represents shu-fu ware, Yuan shu-fu the Yuan to the glaze to and glaze body and in body relationship in showing relationship showing period. Yuan period. the Yuan the to the assigned to been assigned has been which has type which the type

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on Remarks on "Some Remarks Boode, "Some lA; Boode, pl. IA; White, pI. and White, Blue and Oriental Blue See: Garner, Oriental See: Garner, Porcelains," Chinese Porcelains," White Chinese and White Blue and Fifteenth-Century Blue Early Fifteenth-Century and Early Pre-Ming Pre-Ming and Ying-Ch'ing, the Ying-Ch'ing, Between the Relationship Between "The Relationship Aga-Oglu, "The c; Aga-Oglu, b and c; 1, band pI. pl. 1, 3-6. figs. 3-6. White," figs. Shu-Fu and White," Blue and Early Blue and Early Shu-Fu and

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TWO TWO JARS JARS Blue-and-white ware. Yuan. Blue-and-white ware. Yuan. Left, H. H. 2-1/4 2-1/4 in. in. (48065) (48065) Right, H. H. 2-1/8 2-1/8 in. (48039) Left, Right, in. (48039) These jars, of bulbous octagonal, have have the porcelain These jars, one one of bulbous form form the the other other octagonal, the same same porcelain body and and aa translucent translucent pale blue glaze. glaze. Their bases have body pale blue Their flat flat unglazed unglazed bases have aa rusty rusty tinge. Both Both are are decorated in aa grayish-blue grayish-blue with sketchy floral tinge. decorated in with sketchy floral sprays sprays closely closely the decoration jar in in no. no. 6. related in to the decoration of of the the jar 6. related in style style to

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WATER DROPPER. DROPPER. WATER Ch'tng-pat Sung -- Yuan. Yuan. Ch 'ing-pai ware. ware. Sung H. 2-3 I 8 in. in. (48096) ( 48096) H. 2-3/8 ~his small pale blue blue ch ch'tng-pat glaze, has has small water water dropper dropper with with aa transparent transparent pale 'ing-pai glaze, slightly fluted rounded closed closed top. flat, slightly slightly concave concave base fluted sides sides and and aa rounded top. Its Its flat, base slightly shows aa grayish-white grayish-white paste. paste. is unglazed unglazed and and shows is

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"BIRD-FEEDERS." TWO "BIRD-FEEDERS." TWO Ch'tng-pat Ch 'ing-pai ware. ware. Sung Sung -- Yuan. Yuan. Left, H. 1-5/8 1-5/8 in. in. ((48007) 48007) Right, H. H. 1-1/8 1-1/8 in. ( 4 7975) Left, H. Right, in. (47975) The vessel glaze, has two superimposed The vessel at at left, left, with with aa typical typical ch'tng-pat ch 'ing-pai glaze, has two superimposed bands on its sides and loop attached attached to its body just above above bands of of fluting fluting on its sides and aa small small loop to its body just the middle part. part. Its white porcelain porcelain body body has burnt to to an an even rusty-tan at the middle Its white has burnt even rusty-tan at the unglazed The smaller smaller piece piece at which has has the same body the unglazed flat flat base. base. The at right, right, which the same body and glaze, rounded sides sides and small loop. flat unglazed unglazed and glaze, has has plain plain rounded and aa small loop. It It has has aa flat base which shows shows aa white white porcelain porcelain body body not by firing. base which not affected affected by firing.

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TWO DISHES. TWO DISHES. Ch'tng-pat Yuan. Ch 'ing-pai ware. ware. Sung Sung -- Yuan. Left, D. 3-1/4 Left, H. H. 1-1/8 1-1/8 in. in. D. 3-1/4 in. in. (48213) (48213) Right, (48016) Right, H. H. 1-1/8 1-1/8 in. in. D. D. 3-3/8 3-3/8 in. in. (48016) At right small dish which has flaring rim flat base with At right is is aa small dish which has aa slightly slightly flaring rim and and aa flat base with slightly raised edge. edge. It fine white white porcelain porcelain body of compact compact texture slightly raised It has has aa fine body of texture and transparent bluish-white bluish-white glaze glaze which it on on the the inside and and aa thin thin transparent which covers covers it inside and the in an an even even line edge of of the the base. the exterior, exterior, where where it it stops stops in line at at the the edge base. The The mouth-rim is is unglazed unglazed which indicates that dish was fired upside upside down. down. mouth-rim which indicates that the the dish was fired unglazed base base and show aa white porcelain body. body. On the Th~ unglazed and mouth-rim mouth-rim show white porcelain On the outside of of the the dish dish is an underg1aze underglaze decoration decoration of of aa band band of of stiff stiff petals outside is an petals rendered in dish at straight unglazed rim, has has aa rendered in trailed trailed slip. slip. The The dish at left left with with aa straight unglazed rim, low rounded rounded foot-rim and is is covered covered with bluish-white glaze which very foot-rim and with aa bluish-white glaze which very low stops at at an an uneven uneven line the base. base. The rim, lower lower portion of stops line above above the The exposed exposed rim, portion of the sides, sides, and and the the base base show paste. the show aa white white paste. The forerunner of Yuan shu-fu, was evidently made The Sung Sung ch'tng-pat, ch 'ing-pai, the the forerunner of Yuan shu-fu, was evidently made during both periods in numerous kiln centers of southern China, particularly during both periods in numerous kiln centers of southern China, particularly in the the provinces provinces of of Kiangsi, Kiangsi, Fukien, Fukien, Chekiang Chekiang and Kuangtung. (Feng (Feng Hsienin and Kuangtung. HsienFinds of of Ancient Ancient Chinese Since 1949,"Wen ming, "Important Finds Chinese Ceramics Ceramics Since 1949,"Wen Wu, Wu, ming, "Important 1965, No.9.) No. 9.) 1965,

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TWO CUPS. CUPS. TWO Porcelain with with bluish-white bluish-white glaze. glaze. YUan. YUan. Porcelain Left, H. H. 1-5/8 1-5/8 in. in. D. D. 3-1/8 3-1/8 in. in. (48115) (48115) Left, Right, H. H. 1-5/8 1-5/8 in. in. D. D. 3-1/8 3-1/8 in. in. (48131) (48131) Right, These porcelain porcelain cups cups have have aa translucent translucent body, body, finely finely trimmed trimmed foot-rim foot-rim and and aa These wash. brown a has right at cup the of mouth-rim The thin bluish-white glaze. The mouth-rim of the cup at right has a brown wash. glaze. thin bluish-white On the the inside inside of of both both is is aa decoration decoration molded molded in in low low relief relief which which shows shows an an On indistinct design design of of cloud cloud or or flame flame motifs motifs and and perhaps perhaps aa phoenix phoenix (?). (?). Below Below indistinct the main main decoration decoration there there is is aa band band of of low low fluting fluting around around the the center center of of the the the bottom. bottom.

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CUP. CUP. Second half half of of the the 15th 15th century. century. White porcelain. porcelain. Ming. Ming. Second White H. 1-1/2 1-1/2 in. in. D. D. 2-5/8 2-5/8 in. in. (48015) (48015) H. A small small porcelain porcelain cup cup with with translucent translucent body body and and aa low low finely finely trimmed trimmed A for aa band foot-rim, is is glazed glazed entirely entirely except except for band around around the the central central glazed glazed part part foot-rim, of its its bottom. bottom. Under Under the the glaze glaze of of the the base base is is an an illegible illegible square square seal seal in in cobalt cobalt of blue. blue.

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CUP. CUP. 15th century. of the half of Second half Enameled the 15th century. Ming. Second porcelain. Ming. Enameled porcelain. H. (48081) in. (48081) 2-5/8 in. D. 2-5/8 in. D. 1-1/4 in. H. 1-1/4

trimmed finely trimmed low finely and aa low body and translucent body with translucent cup with This porcelain cup small porcelain This small its of its center of glazed center the glazed around the band around for aa band except for foot-rim, entirely, except glazed entirely, is glazed foot-rim, is pale and red in painted in red and pale scrolls painted lotus scrolls with lotus decorated with is decorated exterior is bottom. The exterior bottom. The blossom, is aa blossom, bottom is the bottom of the part of glazed part central glazed green the central on the and on enamels, and green enamels, enamels. green pale and rendered likewise in red and pale green enamels. red in likewise rendered

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CUP. CUP. century. 15th century. the 15th of the half of Second half Ming. Second Blue-and-white ware. Ming. Blue-and-white ware. (48063) H. in. (48063) 2-3/8 in. D. 2-3/8 in. D. 1-1/8 in. H. 1-1/8

low thin low and aa thin rim and flaring rim with flaring cup with A porcelain cup blue-and-white porcelain small blue-and-white A small the of center the In scrolls. lotus scrolls. In the center of the with lotus outside with the outside on the foot-rim, decorated on is decorated foot-rim, is motifs. blade-shaped motifs. three blade-shaped around three foliage around bottom of foliage design of is aa design bottom is

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of Collection of Philippine Collection the Philippine in the are in 12-14 are nos. 12-14 in nos. cups in the cups to the similar to Exam pIes similar Examples the in the Sites in from Sites Porcelain from "Ming Porcelain (Aga-Aglu, "Ming Museum Anthropology. (Aga-Aglu, of Anthropology. Museum of 12-13.) pp. 17, 12, figs. 12,17, pp. 12-13.) Philippines," Philippines," figs.

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FOUR JARS. JARS. FOUR White Porcelain. Porcelain. Ming. Ming. 15th 15th century. century. White Left, H. H. 1-1/4 1-1/4 in. in. (48141) (48141) Center, H. H. 1-1/4 1-1/4 in. in. (48140) (48140) Left, Center, Right, H. H. 2-1/4 2-1/4 in. in. (47997) (47997) Bottom, H. H. 11 in. in. (48142) Right, Bottom, (48142) These white white porcelain porcelain jars jars have have rounded rounded shoulders, shoulders, flaring These flaring rims rims and and flat flat unglazed bases bases which which show show aa white white paste. paste. All All of unglazed of them them were were molded molded in in upper upper and lower lower sections sections and and luted luted at at the the horizontal horizontal ridge ridge below below the the shoulder. shoulder. and

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BOWL OF OF LIEN-TZU LIEN-TZU SHAPE. SHAPE. BOWL Blue-and-white ware. ware. Ming. Ming. Early Early 15th 15th century. century. Blue-and-white H. 2-1/4 2-1/4 in. in. D. D. 55 in. in. (48110) ( 4811 0) H. This porcelain porcelain bowl bowl of of lien-tzu lien-tzu shape shape has has slightly slightly curved curved sides, sides, straight This straight rim rim and low low foot. foot. The The decoration decoration painted painted in in grayish-blue grayish-blue shows shows on and the exterior on the exterior aa band of petals near near the the foot foot and and aa border border of of waves waves at at the the rim. rim. On band of petals On the the inside inside there is is at at the the bottom bottom aa conch conch shell shell reserved reserved in there in white white on on aa ground ground of of blue blue wave design, design, with with aa single single ring ring band band circling circling the rim. A slightly bluish wave the rim. A slightly bluish white white transparent glaze glaze covers covers the the bowl, bowl, except except the tip of transparent the tip of its its foot-rim. foot-rim. This porcelain porcelain bowl, bowl, although although of of aa simpler This simpler variety, variety, represents type represents aa distinct distinct type of blue-and-white blue-and-white bowls bowls which which are of are called called lien-tzu lien-tzu (lotus because they they (lotus pod) pod) because resemble shape. All All of bowls, regardless resemble it it in in shape. of these these bowls, regardless of variation in in their their of the the variation decoration, on the decoration, have have on the outside outside the the familiar familiar band band of of petals, petals, with with most most of of them showing around the the outer or inner side of them showing aa wave wave border border around outer or inner side of the the rim. Some rim. Some of have the Hsiian Te Te mark. of these these bowls bowls have the Hsuan mark. (1426-1435) (1426-1435) See: See: Garner, Garner, Oriental Oriental Blue Blue and and White, White, p. p. 23, 23, pl. pI. 30c, 30c, lien-tzu lien-tzu bowl bowl with with Hsiian Hsuan Te Te mark; mark; Pope, Pope, Ardebil, Ardebil, p. p. 86, 86, pls. pIs. 46, 46, 47; 47; idem, idem, Ming Ming Porcelains Porcelains in in the Freer Gallery of Art, fig. 3; Valenstein, Valenstein, Ming Ming Porcelains, Porcelains, pl. pI. 5, 5, p. p. 33. 33. the Freer Gallery of Art, fig. 3;

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TWO TWO HOLLOW-BASED HOLLOW-BASED DISHES. DISHES. Blue-and-white Blue-and-white ware ware with with relief relief biscuit biscuit fish. fish. Ming. First half of Ming. First half of the the 15th 15th century. century. Left, Left, H. H. 1-3/8 1-3/8 in. in. D. D. 4-7/8 4-7/8 in. in. (48124) (48124) Right, Right, H. H. 1-1/2 1-1/2 in. in. D. D. 4-5/8 4-5/8 in. in. (48058) (48058) These These dishes, dishes, one one inverted, inverted, have have aa distinct distinct feature feature that that is is seen seen in in their their bases bases which which are are hollow hollow and and have have no no foot-rims. foot-rims. The The porcelain porcelain body body is is covered covered with with aa bluish-white translucent bluish-white translucent glaze, glaze, except except for for aa band band around around the the edge edge of of the the hollowed hollowed base, base, where where the the paste paste has has turned turned orange orange at at the the junction junction of of body body and and glaze. glaze. The The decoration decoration is is on on the the inside inside only, only, showing showing in in both both dishes dishes aa fish fish in relief biscuit, in relief biscuit, surrounded surrounded by by sketchy sketchy water water plants plants painted painted in in aa soft soft grayish-blue. grayish-blue. Similar in the the Philippine Philippine Collection Collection of of the the Museum Museum of of AnthroAnthroSimilar examples examples are are in pology. pology. (Aga-Oglu, (Aga-Oglu, "Ying "Ying Ch'ing Ch'ing Porcelain Porcelain Found Found in in the the Philippines," Philippines," figs. figs. 6, 6, 7.) 7.)

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TWO DISHES. HOLLOW-BASED DISHES. TWO HOLLOW-BASED of the half of First half the 15th 15th century. century. Blue-and-white ware. Ming. Ming. First Blue-and-white ware. (48120) in. (48120) 4-5/8 in. in. D. 1-1/4 in. H. 1-1/4 Left, H. Left, D. 4-5/8 (48107) in. (48107) Right, 4-5/8 in. D. 4-5/8 in. D. 1-1/4 in. H. 1-1/4 Right, H.

the base and the base of the shape, treatment in shape, are in These treatment of and the inverted, are one inverted, dishes, one These dishes, 17. in no. decoration, exactly quality of their their decoration, exactly like like the the pair pair in no. 17. cobalt of the cobalt of the quality of look like exterior with decorated on They on the the exterior with sketchy sketchy motifs motifs that that look like are decorated They are sketchy at left dish at the dish the inside On the shrimp, by seaweed. seaweed. On inside of of the left are are sketchy surrounded by shrimp, surrounded dish there inverted dish the inverted and in plant centered by by aa shrimp-like motif, and in the there shrimp-like motif, designs, centered plant designs, plant. large plant. is aa large is

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THREE DISHES. HOLLOW-BASED DISHES. THREE HOLLOW-BASED of the First half the 15th 15th century. century. Blue-and-white ware. Ming. half of First Ming. ware. Blue-and-white (48130) in. (48130) 4-1/8 in. Left, H. in. D. D. 4-1/8 1-1/8 in. H. 1-1/8 Left, (48070) in. (48070) D. 44 in. in. D. 1-1/8 in. H. 1-1/8 Right, H. Right, (48134) in. (48134) 3-7/8 in. D. 3-7/8 in. D. H. 1-1/8 Bottom, H. Bottom, 1-1/8 in.

nos. in nos. pieces in larger pieces the larger as the type as same type the same of the are of dishes are Except these dishes size, these for size, Except for dish, inverted the in seen as exteriors, the on The decoration 17 decoration on the exteriors, as seen in the inverted dish, 18. The and 18. 17 and The inside line. The dotted line. and aa border pointed petals of pointed band of of aa band petals and border of of dotted inside consists consists of blossom framed of aa blossom composed of medallion composed central medallion of dish at framed shows aa central left shows at left the dish of the bottom aa wheel-shaped the bottom right has at right with has on on the wheel-shaped dish at The dish petals. The overlapping petals. with overlapping of interior of The interior cavetto. The the cavetto. on the motifs on rosette floral motifs sketchy floral of sketchy band of and aa band rosette and birds. fruiting branches with fruiting the is decorated decorated with branches and and birds. dish is inverted dish the inverted hollow-based, defined hollow-based, have defined Dishes type seen which we we have 17-19, which nos. 17-19, in nos. seen in the type of the Dishes of "New Data (Robb, "New Beyer. (Robb, H. Otley Dr. H. by Dr. "hole-bottom" by Otley Beyer. Data on on were termed "hole-bottom" were termed be may term This Chinese and Siamese Ceramic Wares ... ," fig. 10.) This term may be 10.) fig. ," ... Wares Ceramic Chinese and Siamese of aa vessel. part of suggests the misleading, the inner inner central central part vessel. usually suggests "bottom" usually since "bottom" misleading, since

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VESSEL. DRINKING VESSEL. KENDI-SHAPED DRINKING KENDI-SHAPED century. the 15th of the half of First half Ming. First 15th century. Blue-and-white ware. Ming. Blue-and-white ware. H. (48172) in. (48172) 6-3/4 in. H. 6-3/4 has aa bulging shape has This bulging body, body, short short neck neck with with kendi shape of kendi vessel of drinking vessel This drinking decorated with protruding and aa bulbous The main main body body is is decorated with two two spout. The bulbous spout. collar, and protruding collar, waves, overlapping waves, and overlapping horizontal bands floral sprays sprays and of floral panels of alternating panels of alternating bands of horizontal ju-i scepter bordered scepter heads, heads, which which are are "wish-fulfilling" ju-i with "wish-fulfilling" shoulder with the shoulder at the bordered at is spout the while neck, repeated on the collar. Stiff leaves decorate the neck, while the spout is the repeated on the collar. Stiff leaves decorate foot-rim is the base paste of unglazed paste covered lotus scrolls. scrolls. The of the base and and foot-rim is The unglazed with lotus covered with warm in aa warm of this decoration of orange. The burnt The decoration this vessel vessel is is painted painted skillfully skillfully in burnt orange. blue. purplish blue. purplish

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by Sullivan. made by vessel has A has been been made Sullivan. drinking vessel particular drinking this particular of this study of A study ("Kendi".) ("Kendi".)

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KENDI-SHAPED DRINKING DRINKING VESSEL VESSEL. KENDI-SHAPED Late 16th 16th century. century. Blue-and-white ware. ware. Ming. Ming. Late Blue-and-white H. 7-1/4 in. (48173) (48173) in. 7-1/4 H.

A kendi-shaped kendi-shaped drinking drinking vessel vessel with with rounded rounded body, body, tall tall neck, neck, and and bulbous bulbous A of sprays framing panels vertical with spout, is decorated in a dark blue with vertical panels framing sprays of lotus lotus blue dark a in decorated is spout, and other other floral floral motifs, motifs, separated separated by by narrow narrow bands. bands. Around Around the the neck neck are are and stiff leaves leaves and and the the shoulder shoulder and and spout spout are are decorated decorated with with panels panels containing containing stiff jewel motifs. motifs. The The decoration decoration of of this this kendi kendi is, is, in in composition, composition, style style and and color color jewel of the the blue, blue, typical typical of of the the Wan Wan Li Li period period (1573-1619). (1573-1619). of

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JAR. JAR. Blue-and-white ware. ware. Ming. Ming. Late Late 15th 15th century. century. Blue-and-white H. 2-1/4 in. (47999) H. 2-1/4 in. (47999) The small small jar jar with with rounded rounded sides, sides, low low neck neck and and foot-rim, foot-rim, is is decorated decorated in in aa The band a purplish gray-blue under its its transparent transparent glaze. glaze. Around Around the the neck neck is is a band of of gray-blue under purplish lotus flowers enclosing lotus trefoils, below below which are three panels enclosing flowers cloud-collar panels three cloud-collar which are trefoils, The base and scrolls, scrolls, separated separated by by pendants pendants of of beaded beaded jewels. jewels. The base is is unglazed, unglazed, and showing aa white white paste. paste. showing

are and scrolls other flowers or other lotus or Similar cloud-collar cloud-collar panels flowers and scrolls are containing lotus panels containing Similar fifteenth late the to assigned ewer, a and vessel and a ewer, assigned to the late fifteenth seen in kendi shape shape vessel in aa kendi seen to fourteenth-early assigned to jar assigned in aa jar and in century, (Pope, (Pope, Ardebil, fourteenth-early 69.) and pl. 69.) Ardebil, pI. century, 40.) fifteenth Ming ... ... ""No. No. 40.) "Sung-- Ming (Wirgin, "Sung century (Wirgin, fifteenth century

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BOWL. BOWL century. 15th century. Blue-and-white Late 15th Ming. Late ware. Ming. Blue-and-white ware. H. (48169) in. (48169) 8-3/4 in. D. 8-3/4 in. D. 3-7/8 in. H. 3-7/8

warm in aa warm decorated in is decorated foot, is low foot, and low rim and A flaring rim with flaring bowl with large bowl A large the of the center of the center on the Inside on foliage. Inside and foliage. flowers and purplish-blue lotus flowers with lotus purplish-blue with frame. ring double circular a bottom is a lotus spray within a circular double ring frame. within spray bottom is a lotus 64. pl. 64. Ardebil, pI. Pope, Ardebil, in Pope, is in size is A same size the same almost the of almost bowl of comparable bowl A comparable

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BOWL. BOWL century. 15th century. Blue-and-white Late 15th Ming. Late ware. Ming. Blue-and-white ware. H. 2-5/8 in. D. 6 in. (48170) H. 2-5/8 in. D. 6 in. (48170)

unglazed with unglazed foot with low foot and low rim and flaring rim sides, flaring This rounded sides, slightly rounded with slightly bowl with This bowl scrolls, floral of design allover design of floral scrolls, an allover edge, with an sides with both sides on both decorated on is decorated edge, is rendered purplish-blue. slightly purplish-blue. in aa slightly rendered in

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DISH. DISH. Ming. Late B1ue-and-white ware. ware. Ming. Late 15th 15th century. century. Blue-and-white (48122) in. (48122) in. D. 1-1/2 in. H. H. 1-1/2 D. 7-3/4 7-3/4 in. bottom the bottom on the shows on foot, shows low foot, and low rim and A dish with flaring rim slightly flaring with slightly shallow dish A shallow decorated with The exterior shrubs. The children, exterior is is decorated with lotus lotus sketchy shrubs. by sketchy surrounded by children, surrounded decoration the of cobalt the with tone bluish-white a of is glaze The scrolls. scrolls. The glaze is of a bluish-white tone with the cobalt of the decoration purplish hue. grayish-blue with of aa grayish-blue being being of with purplish hue.

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DISH. DISH. century. B1ue-and-white ware. Ming. Late Late 15th 15th century. ware. Ming. Blue-and-white D. 5-3/8 in. D. H. 5-3/8 in. in. (48164) (48164) 1-1/2 in. H. 1-1/2 with inside with decorated on is decorated foot, is and low A shallow shallow dish dish with rim and low foot, on the the inside flaring rim with flaring A rim. Lotus at the pattern at children playing border of of diaper diaper pattern the rim. Lotus and aa border garden and in aa garden playing in children coarse accretions of heavy accretions foot have scrolls and foot have heavy of coarse base and The base exterior. The the exterior. cover the scrolls cover sand. kiln sand. kiln

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BOWL. BOWL. century. Blue-and-white ware. Ming. Late 15th 15th century. Ming. Late Blue-and-white ware. H. in. (48190) (48190) 5-3/4 in. D. 5-3/4 in. D. 2-3/4 in. H. 2-3/4 exterior aa the exterior on the shows on slender foot, high slender and aa high rim and The flaring rim foot, shows with flaring bowl with The bowl of aa figure of the figure is the inside is the bottom garden play. On On the bottom inside at play. children at with children scene with garden scene glaze. transparent glaze. under aa transparent child. rendered in in aa grayish-blue grayish-blue under is rendered decoration is The decoration child. The of decoration of the decoration in the popular in in aa garden children playing The of children playing in garden was was popular subject of The subject fifteenth the fifteenth of the ordinary blue-and-white the ordinary Imperial and marked Imperial the marked both and the blue-and-white of both the centuries. sixteenth centuries. and sixteenth and 53B; Pope, SOB, 53B; See: Blue and and White, White, pls. pIs. 48C, 48C, 50B, Pope, Ardebil, Ardebil, pl. pl. Oriental Blue Garner, Oriental See: Garner, 65. ,"No. ... Ming "SungWirgin, 68; 68; Wirgin, "Sung - Ming ... ," No. 65.

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BOWL. BOWL. century. Ming. Late ware. Ming. Blue-and-white Late 15th 15th century. Blue-and-white ware. 5-7/8 in. in. D. H. D. 5-7/8 in. (48171) (48171) 2-5/8 in. H. 2-5/8

edge. The unglazed edge. A bowl and aa low low foot-rim foot-rim with with unglazed The rim and flaring rim with flaring bowl with A two exterior two the exterior on the shows on in aa pale decoration, pale purplish-blue, purplish-blue, shows rendered in decoration, rendered above aa clouds above and clouds shrubs and landscape with figures in aa landscape with rocks, rocks, shrubs seated in sages seated of sages figures of wave by wave surrounded by boat, surrounded in aa boat, figure in is aa figure bottom is of the roof. the bottom center of the center In the roof. In crazed. slightly crazed. glaze is The bluish-white and motifs. The bluish-white glaze is slightly cloud motifs. and cloud

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BOWL. BOWL. Blue-and-white ware. ware. Ming. Ming. Late Late 15th 15th century. century. Blue-and-white H. 2-1/2 2-1/2 in. in. D. D. 5-5/8 5-5/8 in. in. (48162) ( 48162) H. The bowl bowl with with flaring flaring rim rim and and low low foot, foot, is is covered covered with The with aa slightly slightly bluishbluishwhite crazed crazed glaze, glaze, except except the the edge edge of of the the foot-rim. foot-rim. It white It is is decorated decorated on on the the exterior with with two two shrimps shrimps and and two two small small fishes exterior fishes and and has has in in the the center center of of the the bottom aa single single shrimp, shrimp, framed framed by by aa double double circle. circle. The bottom The sparse sparse but but effective effective decoration is is rendered rendered freely freely in in pale pale purplish-blue. purplish-blue. decoration

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BOX WITH WITH COVER. COVER. BOX Blue-and-white ware. ware. Ming. Ming. 16th 16th century. century. Blue-and-white H., with with cover, cover, 1-3/4 1-3/4 in. in. D. D. 2-1/2 2-1/2 in. in. (48181) (48181) H., This small small box box with with cover cover has has aa low low foot-rim foot-rim and This glazed entirely, and is is glazed entirely, except except the edge edge of of the the foot foot and and the the rims rims of the box. The decoration of the the cover cover and and box. The decoration rendered in in pale, pale, purplish-blue purplish-blue under rendered shows on under aa clear clear glaze, glaze, shows on the the cover cover aa cormorant, swimming swimming among among lotus cormorant, two lotus flowers. flowers. The The side side of of the the box box has has two clusters of of blade-like blade-like water water plants. plants. clusters

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OCTAGONAL BOX BOX WITH WITH COVER. OCTAGONAL COVER. Blue-and-white ware. ware. Ming. Ming. 16th Blue-and-white 16th century. century. H., with 3-1/4 in. in. D. H., with cover, cover, 3-1/4 4 in. in. (48019) D. 4 (48019) This octagonal octagonal box box is is of of sturdy sturdy build and has This build and has aa low low foot. foot. Its Its cover cover is is decorated with with aa hare hare crouched decorated bushes staring at the moon, which crouched among among bushes staring at the moon, which may represent represent the the mythical mythical story of the may story of the moon-hare. moon-hare. Around Around the side of the side of the the cover cover are are eight eight panels panels containing containing four four flaming flaming pearls, pearls, two two conch conch shells, shells, aa musical stone and and aa pair pair of of horns, horns, which which represent represent four four of of the the eight eight musical stone auspicious side of The side of the the box box shows shows eight eight alternating alternating panels panels of of auspicious symbols. symbols. The cranes and lotuses. lotuses. The cranes and The decoration decoration of of the the box, box, rendered rendered in in aa purplish-blue, purplish-blue, is is in the style of the Chia Ching period. (1522-1566) in the style of the Chia Ching period. (1522-1566)

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JAR. JAR. Blue-and-white Blue-and-white ware. ware. Ming. Ming. Second Second half half of of the the 16th 16th century. century. H. 3-3/8 in. (48180) H. 3-3/8 in. (48180) The The jar jar with with rounded rounded sides, sides, short short neck neck and and foot, foot, is is decorated decorated with with two two peach peach sprays sprays on on the the shoulder, shoulder, below below which which is is aa wide wide band band of of scrolling scrolling vine. vine. Near Near the the foot foot is is aa border border of of undulating undulating cloud-collar cloud-collar motifs. motifs. Under Under the the glaze glaze of of the the base base is is aa hare, hare, reserved reserved in in white white on on aa blue blue ground. ground.

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JAR. JAR. Blue-and-white ware. ware. Ming. Ming. Late Late 16th 16th century. century. Blue-and-white H. 44 in. in. ((48097) 48097) H. Jar with with rounded rounded sides, sides, aa rather rather high high narrow narrow neck neck and and aa shallow shallow base base with with no no Jar foot-ring. It It is is decorated decorated with with elaborate elaborate double-roofed double-roofed buildings, buildings, separated separated foot-ring. by willow willow trees trees and and aa pagoda pagoda near near aa standard. standard. On On the the neck neck is is aa band band of of ju-i ju-i by heads and and around around the the neck neck are are vertical vertical panels panels of of crossed crossed petals. petals. heads

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TWO DISHES. DISHES. TWO Blue-and-white ware. ware. Ming. Ming. 16th 16th century. century. Blue-and-white Right, (48079) in. 8 Left, H. 1-1/4 in. D. 8 in. (48079) Right, H. H. 1-1/8 1-1/8 in. in. D. D. 88 in. in. (48086) (48086) D. in. Left, H. 1-1/4 Two shallow shallow dishes dishes with with flattened flattened rims; rims; the the one one on on the the left left having having aa foliated foliated Two grayish-blue dark a in lip and and fluted fluted cavetto. cavetto. This This piece piece is is decorated decorated in a dark grayish-blue with with aa lip galloping ch ch'i-lin and aa band band of of petals petals at at the the rim, rim, broken broken by by four four sketchy sketchy 'i-lin and galloping Chinese characters. characters. On On the the exterior exterior are are sketchy sketchy scrolls. scrolls. The The dish dish on on the the right right Chinese with landscape is decorated in in aa purplish-blue, purplish-blue, showing showing in in the the center center aa landscape with aa is decorated crane, bordered at at the the rim rim by by aa wave wave band. band. On On the the exterior exterior are are sketchy sketchy crane, bordered flowers and foliage. foliage. flowers and Almost identical dishes dishes are are in in the the Philippine Philippine Collection Collection of of the the Museum Museum of of Almost identical Porcelain From Anthropology. "Ming Porcelain From Sites Sites in in the the Philippines," Philippines," (Aga-Aglu, "Ming Anthropology. (Aga-Aglu, fig. 7.) fig. 7.)

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TWO DISHES. TWO DISHES. Blue-and-white century. 16th century. Ming. 16th ware. Ming. Blue-and-white ware. (48030) Left, in. (48030) 7-7/8 in. D. 7-7/8 in. D. 1-1/2 in. H. 1-1/2 Left, H. (48080) Right, in. (48080) 7-1/4 in. D. 7-1/4 in. D. 1-1/2 in. H. 1-1/2 Right, H. on decorated on are decorated foot-rims, are low foot-rims, and low rims and straight rims Two with straight dishes with shallow dishes Two shallow with scrolls, chrysanthemum sketchy of pattern the inside with an allover pattern of sketchy chrysanthemum scrolls, with the inside with an allover of exteriors of The exteriors scrolls. The the scrolls. amid the rock amid large rock having aa large right having the the right on the one on the one greenish has aa greenish glaze has transparent glaze The transparent scroll. The both floral scroll. sketchy floral have aa sketchy dishes have both dishes color. grayish-blue color. of aa grayish-blue is of decoration is the decoration of the tone pigment of cobalt pigment the cobalt and the tone and

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DISH. DISH. century. 16th century. Ming. 16th ware. Ming. Blue-and-white Blue-and-white ware. H. (48121) in. (48121) 7-7/8 in. D. 7-7/8 in. D. 1-3/8 in. H. 1-3/8 dark in dark decorated in is decorated foot, is low foot, and aa low rim and straight rim with straight The dish with shallow dish The shallow with fence, with by aa fence, placed by vase placed in aa vase chrysanthemum in large chrysanthemum purplish-blue with aa large purplish-blue with decorated is decorated exterior is The exterior background. The the background. filling the two clouds filling and clouds butterflies and two butterflies scrolls. floral scrolls. with sketchy floral with sketchy

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TWO DISHES. TWO DISHES. Blue-and-white ware. Second half half of of the the 16th 16th century. century. Blue-and-white ware. Ming. Ming. Second Left, H. 3-3/4 in. D. 12-5/8 in. ( 481 06) Left, H. 3-3/4 in. D. 12-5/8 in. (48106) Right, H. 3-3/8 3-3/8 in. in. D. 12-1/2 in. ( 48111) Right, H. D. 12-1/2 in. (48111) These build have with accretions accretions of These large large dishes dishes of of heavy heavy build have low low foot-rims foot-rims with of kiln kiln They have procelain body with greenish-gray greenish-gray glaze sand. They have aa coarse coarse procelain body with glaze and and aa bold bold sand. decoration rendered freely freely in in full full brush. brush. The at left left is decorated on on the the decoration rendered The dish dish at is decorated inside with with aa border floral sprays, sprays, around inside border of of crosshatch crosshatch pattern pattern and and four four floral around the the central design of The other other dish dish has has on central design of peony peony scrolls. scrolls. The The exterior exterior is is fluted. fluted. The on the band of of peony peony scrolls, scrolls, centered centered by single flower, and aa border border the bottom bottom aa band by aa single flower, and of On the exterior are are four four sketchy peony sprays. sprays. of crossed crossed bars bars on on the the rim. rim. On the exterior sketchy peony

Similar dishes are are in in the the Philippine Collection of of AnthroSimilar dishes Philippine Collection of the the Museum Museum of Anthropology. (Aga-Oglu, "The "The So-Called So-Called 'Swatow' 'Swatow' Wares ... ," figs. 27-30.) pology. (Aga-Oglu, Wares ... ," figs. 27-30.)

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DISH. DISH. with white white slip slip decoration decoration on on blue blue ground. ground. Porcelain Porcelain with Ming. Second half of of the the 16th 16th century. century. Ming. Second half H. 33 in. in. D. D. 14-1/8 14-1/8 in. in. (48215) (48215) H. A large rather shallow shallow dish dish with low foot foot and unglazed base red. A large rather with low and unglazed base burnt burnt red. Around inner side side of of the the foot-rim foot-rim are are heavy accretions of of kiln kiln sand. sand. The The Around the the inner heavy accretions dish has has aa rather glaze and decorated dish rather coarse coarse white white porcelain porcelain body, body, aa blue blue glaze and is is decorated on the the inside with delicate delicate flowers flowers in in white white slip which are rendered in dots, on inside with slip which are rendered in dots, drops and drops and fine fine lines. lines. the British British Museum. Museum. (Aga-Oglu, (Aga-Oglu, "The 'Swatow' A similar dish dish is is in in the A similar "The So-Called So-Called 'Swatow' Wares ... ... ,, "" fig. fig. 34.) 34.) Wares

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JAR. JAR.

Porcelain with cobalt blue enamel decoration. Porcelain with cobalt blue and and enamel decoration. Ming. Late century. Ming. Late 16th-early 16th-early 17th 17th century. H. 4 4 in. H. in. (48128) (48128)

This small jar has has aa short short neck neck and and aa flat unglazed base, white This small jar flat unglazed base, showing showing aa white paste. The decoration decoration is is composed composed of of aa large large rock, rock, painted in cobalt blue, paste. The painted in cobalt blue, surrounded by rendered in red and and green green enamels. enamels. surrounded by peony peony branches branches which which are are rendered in red Around the the neck enamel. Around neck is is aa band band of of scrolls scrolls in in red red enamel.

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SQUARE SQUARE DISH. DISH. Enameled porcelain. Ming. 17th century. Enameled porcelain. Ming. Late Late 16th-early 16th-early 17th century. H. 11 in. 5-5/8 in. H. in. D. D. 5-5/8 in. (48204) ( 48204) The square glaze, is decorated The square dish dish of of fine fine porcelain porcelain body body and and transparent transparent glaze, is decorated with boat and and the other reclining with figures figures of of two two fishermen, fishermen, one one in in aa boat the other reclining on on the the shore willow tree. designs are are rendered yellow and and shore under under aa willow tree. The The designs rendered in in red, red, green, green, yellow lavender enamels, with with some some of of the the detail detail traced in fine fine black lavender enamels, traced in black lines. lines.

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BOX COVER. WITH COVER. BOX WITH century. Porcelain 16th century. Ming. 16th glaze. Ming. blue glaze. cobalt blue with cobalt Porcelain with (48156) in. 3-3/8 D. in. H., cover, 2-1/8 2-1/8 in. D. 3-3/8 in. (48156) with cover, H., with

on grayish-white on and grayish-white the exterior on the blue glaze have aa blue The glaze on exterior and cover have its cover and its box and The box reddisha burnt rim unglazed an has foot low The the inside and the base. The low foot has an unglazed rim burnt a reddishthe inside and the base. brown. brown.

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EWER. EWER. century. glaze. Ming. blue glaze. Porcelain with with cobalt Ming. 16th 16th century. cobalt blue Porcelain (48188) 7-3/4 in. H. 7-3/4 in. (48188) H.

flaring cup-shaped This ewer has body flattened on each cup-shaped side, aa flaring each side, flattened on pear-shaped body has aa pear-shaped This ewer glaze mouth dark blue blue glaze A dark repaired. A are repaired. handle are and handle spout and Its spout foot. Its low foot. and low mouth and base have mouth and inside of the mouth and the the base have aa covers of the the inside while the exterior, while the exterior, covers the glaze. grayish-white glaze. grayish-white

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VASE. VASE. Ch'ing. 18th yao. Ch'ing. Lang yao. Porcelain 18th century. century. glaze. Lang copper-red glaze. with copper-red Porcelain with ( 48004) H. 7-5/8 in. in. (48004) H. 7-5/8 the exterior The vase low foot-rim, foot-rim, has has on on the exterior aa very low with aa very form with baluster form of baluster vase of The the flaring rim, slightly streaked. is slightly copper-red which is streaked. The The flaring rim, inside inside and and the glaze which copper-red glaze glaze. grayish-white glaze. base are covered slightly grayish-white with aa slightly covered with base are

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BOWL. BOWL. Sung. celadon. Sung. Chekiang celadon. Chekiang (48195) in. (48195) 3-3/8 in. in. D. H. H. 1-3/4 1-3/4 in. D. 3-3/8 and aa low rim and straight rim This small bowl with sides, straight low foot, foot, has has aa light light rounded sides, with rounded small bowl This glaze olive-green an body and porcelaneous stoneware gray fine-grained stoneware body and an olive-green glaze fine-grained porcelaneous gray bowl, with This bowl, the foot. of the rim of and rim lip and except the which the lip foot. This with entirely, except it entirely, covers it which covers fine extremely fine is of crackled, is not crackled, is not smooth glaze and smooth body and its fine body glaze which which is of extremely its fine potting. exquisite potting. quality and exquisite quality and

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BOWL. BOWL. Sung. celadon. Sung. Lung-ch'uan celadon. Lung-ch'uan in. (48071) 4-3/8 in. in. D. (48071) H. 22 in. D. 4-3/8 H.

and flaring The narrow foot flaring rim rim is is of of aa grayish-white grayish-white foot and low narrow with low bowl with small bowl The small bluish-green with aa smooth covered with is covered body which porcelaneous which is smooth bluish-green stoneware body porcelaneous stoneware type. of kinuta glaze kinuta type. glaze of

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SQUAT SQUAT JAR. JAR. Lung-ch'uan Lung-ch'uan celadon. celadon. Sung. Sung. H. 2-5/8 2-5/8 in. in. (48024) H. ( 48024)

A small squat squat jar jar with with low low narrow narrow mouth-rim mouth-rim and base, has slightly A small and flat flat base, has aa slightly The exposed exposed paste paste of of the is burnt burnt brick-red. bluish-green glaze. The the base base is brick-red. bluish-green glaze. 47 47

TWO JARS. TWO JARS. Lung-ch'uan celadon. "Lung-ch'uan celadon. Sung. Sung. Left, H. 2-3/8 2-3/8 in. in. (48038) (48038) Right, H. H. 2-1/2 2-1/2 in. in. (48091) (48091) Left, H. Right,

Small jars with with flat flat bases bases and and low low necks necks with with the the one one at having two two Small jars at right right having loop handles. entirely, except the base loop handles. A A soft soft grayish-green grayish-green glaze glaze covers covers them them entirely, except the base which shows aa grayish-pink grayish-pink paste. paste. which shows 48 48

THREE THREE DISHES. DISHES. Lung-ch'uan celadon. Sung. Sung. Lung-ch'uan celadon. Left, H. 1-1/2 in. D. 5 (47973) Left, H. 1-1/2 in. D. 5 in. in. (47973) Right, H. Right, H. 1-5/8 1-5/8 in. in. D. D. 55 in. in. (48163) (48163) Bottom, H. H. 1-1/2 1-1/2 in. in. D. D. 55 in. (48133) Bottom, in. (48133) These dishes low foot with unglazed unglazed rim. rim. The These dishes have have aa flattened flattened rim rim and and aa low foot with The pieces at the and have in the the center center of pieces at the top top are are fluted fluted on on the the outside outside and have in of the the bottom fishes which which in the dish dish at at left left are are applied in bottom two two fishes in the applied in in high high relief, relief, while while in the they are are incised. incised. The The dish dish at at the the bottom has fluted All are are the other other they bottom has fluted cavetto. cavetto. All with aa grayish-green grayish-green glaze glaze which which is is slightly slightly crazed crazed in the dish at left. left. covered in the dish at covered with

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EWER OF MELON MELON SHAPE. SHAPE. EWER OF Chekiang celadon. Chekiang celadon. Sung. Sung. with lid, H., lid, 2-5/8 2-5/8 in. in. (47976) ( 47976) H., with Small wine is of short spout, spout, loop Small wine ewer ewer with with cover cover is of melon melon shape shape with with aa short loop handle and and low which is is slightly handle low foot. foot. It It is is covered covered with with aa grayish-green grayish-green glaze glaze which slightly The upper upper and and lower lower halves of this this ewer ewer were crackled. halves of were molded molded separately separately crackled. The and joined and joined at at the the middle. middle.

A similar ewer ewer is is in in the the Seligman Seligman Collection. Collection. Ayers, Ayers, The Collection A similar The Seligman Seligman Collection of Art, vol. vol. II, II, Chinese Chinese and and Korean Korean Pottery Pottery and of Oriental Oriental Art, and Porcelain, Porcelain, pl. pI. LIII, LIII, D162. Dl62. 50 50

TWO TWO EWERS. EWERS. Probably Yuan. Yuan. Chekiang celadon. celadon. Probably Chekiang Left, H. 2-1/2 in. (48025) (48025) Right, H. H. 2-1/2 2-1/2 in. in. (48093) (48093) Left, H. 2-1/2 in. Right, Two wine wine ewers ewers with with fluted fluted sides, and small handles, have have Two sides, short short spouts spouts and small loop loop handles, of aa grayish-green grayish-green in the one at left of an an aa glossy glaze which which is is of in the one at left and and of glossy glaze olive-green in the the other. other. The upper and and lower lower halves halves of were The upper of these these ewers ewers were olive-green in molded separately separately and and joined joined at at the the middle. middle. molded

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EWER. EWER. Lung-ch'uan celadon. ce1adon. Yuan-early Yuan-early Ming. Ming. Lung-ch'uan 3-1/2 in. in. (48160) (48160) H. 3-1/2 H. A small small ewer ewer with with aa long long spout, spout, looped looped handle handle and and aa short short flaring flaring neck, neck, is is A covered with with aa thick, thick, smooth smooth soft soft green green glaze glaze over over an an almost almost white white porceporcecovered laneous body. body. The The exposed exposed paste paste at at the the rim rim of of the the foot foot is is brick-red. brick-red. laneous

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BOWL OF OF CYLINDRICAL CYLINDRICAL SHAPE. SHAPE. BOWL Lung-ch'uan celadon. celadon. Sung. Sung. Lung-ch'Uan H. 3-7/8 3-7/8 in. in. D. D. 5-5/8 5-5/8 in. in. (48008) (48008) H. This large large bowl bowl of of cylindrical cylindrical form form with with fluted fluted sides, sides, has has aa grayish-green grayish-green This foot and mouth the of rims the except glaze which covers it entirely, except the rims of the mouth and foot where where entirely, it covers glaze which the paste paste has has burned burned aa light light brick-red. brick-red. the

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JAR WITH WITH FOLIATE FOLIATE COVER. COVER. JAR Lung-ch'llan celadon. celadon. Yuan. Yuan. Lung-ch'uan with cover, cover, 3-1/4 3-1/4 in. in. (48049) (48049) H., with H.,

with aa mouth fitted wide mouth and aa wide foot and the foot at the Jar with with ribbed ribbed sides sides tapering fitted with tapering at Jar body is foliate cover. The The grayish-white porcelaneous body is covered covered with with aa grayish-white porcelaneous foliate cover. mouth and the mouth of the rims of the rims for the grayish-green and foot. foot. except for glaze, except grayish-green glaze,

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DRAGON. JAR WITH RELIEF RELIEF DRAGON. JAR WITH Ming. Yuan-early Ming. Lung-ch'uan celadon. Yuan-early Lung-ch'uan celadon. H. (47977) in. (47977) 2-7/8 in. H. 2-7/8 decorated is decorated glaze, is grayish-green glaze, and grayish-green body and porcelaneous body Jar grayish-white porcelaneous of grayish-white Jar of cloud of cloud band of is aa band Below is pearl. Below flaming pearl. pursuing aa flaming dragon pursuing in with aa dragon relief with low relief in low paste. brick-red a shows and unglazed is base scrolls. The flat base is unglazed and shows a brick-red paste. flat The scrolls.

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FLOWERS. JAR LOTUS FLOWERS. RELIEF LOTUS WITH RELIEF JAR WITH Chekiang Ming. Yuan-early Ming. celandon. Yuan-early Chekiang celandon. H. ( 48064) in. (48064) H. 22 in. of is of glaze, is bluish-green glaze, glossy bluish-green and aa glossy body and A porcelaneous body white porcelaneous almost white of almost jar of A jar The base. flat a and neck low the at aa squat shape with loop handles at the low neck and a flat base. The handles loop squat shape with thread-like in thread-like rendered in is rendered glaze, is the glaze, under the decoration visible under clearly visible is clearly which is decoration which sketchy and sketchy flowers and peony flowers and peony lotus and shoulder lotus the shoulder on the raised showing on slip, showing raised slip, pinkish-buff. burnt is base unglazed base is burnt pinkish-buff. flat unglazed The flat scrolls base. The the base. near the scrolls near

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DISH. DISH. Lung-ch'ilan celadon. celadon. Yuan-early Yuan-early Ming. Ming. Lung-ch'ilan 4-1/4 in. in. (48061) (48061) H. 1-1/4 1-1/4 in. in. D. D. 4-1/4 H. This dish dish of of grayish-white grayish-white porcelaneous porcelaneous body body is is fluted fluted on on the the inside inside and and out out This and has has aa shallow shallow flat flat base base with with aa slightly slightly raised raised rim. rim. It It is is covered covered with with aa and which extends extends over over the the rim rim of of the the base, base, leaving leaving aa wide wide grayish-green glaze glaze which grayish-green band of of unglazed unglazed paste paste around around aa circular circular glazed glazed center. center. The The exposed exposed paste paste band has burnt burnt rusty-pink. rusty-pink. has

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TWO DISHES. DISHES. TWO Lung-ch'ilan celadon. celadon. Ming. Ming. 15th 15 th century century Lung-ch'ilan Left, H. H. 1-1/4 1-1/4 in. in. D. D. 4-7/8 4-7/8 in. in. (48056) (48056) Left, (48057) (48057)

Right, H. H. 1-1/4 1-1/4 in. in. D. D. 55 in. Ill. Right,

The shallow shallow dishes dishes with with flaring flaring sides, sides, foliate foliate rims rims and and aa low low sturdy sturdy foot, foot, are are The glazed entirely, entirely, except except the the base. base. The The dish dish at at left left has has on on the the bottom bottom aa lightly lightly glazed motif, while while the the other other shows shows an an incised incised floral floral scroll scroll on on the the impressed floral floral motif, impressed cavetto. cavetto. 58 58

DISH. DISH. Lung-ch'uan celadon. celadon. Yuan-early Yuan-early Ming. Ming. 14th 14th century. century. Lung-ch'uan H. 3-3/8 in. D. 13-1/2 in. (48109) (48109) in. 13-1/2 D. in. H. 3-3/8

body, has A heavily potted potted dish of an an almost white porcelaneous has aa porcelaneous body, almost white dish of large heavily A large the on decorated is fluted cavetto cavetto and and flattened raised edge. edge. It It is decorated on the with raised rim with flattened rim fluted lightly, with carved lightly, is carved bottom with with aa large large lotus lotus flower which is with shadings shadings flower which bottom except entirely, except it entirely, covers it glaze covers fern-green glaze indicated in combed glossy fern-green A glossy lines. A combed lines. indicated in burnt reddish-rust. is burnt paste is the its low low foot, foot, where reddish-rust. the paste where the of its rim of the rim

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DISH. DISH. century. 14th century. Lung-ch'uan Ming. 14th Yuan-early Ming. celadon. Yuan-early Lung-ch'uan celadon. H. (48158) in. (48158) 14 in. D. 14 in. D. 3-3/8 in. H. 3-3/8

58, no. 58, in no. dish in the dish like the every respect This respect like in every is in dish is large dish potted large heavily potted This heavily shows aa decoration shows the decoration color and except and the bluish-green color of aa bluish-green is of glaze is its glaze that its except that large spray. peony spray. large peony

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DISH BASE. HOLLOW BASE. WITH HOLLOW DISH WITH century. 15th century. Lung-ch'ilan Ming. 15th celadon. Ming. Lung-ch'ilan celadon. H. (48100) in. (48100) 10-1/2 in. D. 10-1/2 in. D. 2-1/4 in. H. 2-1/4

no with no base, with hollow base, deep hollow Dish and aa deep sides and fluted sides rim, fluted foliate rim, flattened foliate with flattened Dish with shaded and shaded incised and is incised which is foot. flower which lotus flower large lotus is aa large bottom is the bottom on the Seen on foot. Seen for except for glaze except with grayish-green glaze with aa grayish-green covered with is covered dish is The dish lines. The combed lines. with combed burnt is burnt paste is the paste where the base, where sunken base, aa band the sunken of the center of the center around the band around reddish-pink. reddish-pink.

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DISH. DISH. Lung-ch'i.ian century. Lung-ch'uan celadon. celadon. Ming. Ming. 15th 15 th century. H. in. D. D. 10-3/8 10-3/8 in. in. (48103) H. 2-1/8 2-1/8 in. (48103) A foliate rim foot, is is decorated decorated with with incised A dish dish with with flattened flattened foliate rim and and low low foot, incised foliage on on the the cavetto peony spray spray stamped center of foliage cavetto and and aa peony stamped in in the the center of its its bottom. A glaze covers covers it it inside wide bottom. A fern-green fern-green crackled crackled glaze inside and and out, out, leaving leaving aa wide band the center center of of the band around around the the base. base.

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BOWL. BOWL. Lung-ch'i.ian celadon. Lung-ch'uan ce1adon. Yuan-early Yuan-early Ming. Ming. 48125) H. 3 in. in. D. D. 6-3/4 H.3 6-3/4 in. in. ((48125) A deep bowl with rim and and low low foot, body and A deep bowl with flaring flaring rim foot, has has aa porcelaneous porcelaneous body and aa thick bluish-green paste of of the the unglazed thick bluish-green glaze. glaze. The The paste unglazed band band on on the the base base has has burned reddish-pink. burned reddish-pink.

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INCENSE BURNER. BURNER. INCENSE Lung-ch'uan Sung. Lung-ch'ilan celadon. celadon. Sung. in. D. D. 55 in. in. (48060) (48060) H. 2-3/4 in. H. 2-3/4 The cylindrical with horizontal its sides, The cylindrical incense incense burner burner with horizontal grooves grooves on on its sides, stands stands on on three feet and and aa circular circular foot-rim. foot-rim. The grayish-white porcelaneous poreelaneous body body is is three feet The grayish-white covered bluish-green glaze, except the the bottom bottom and and rim the foot covered with with aa bluish-green glaze, except rim of of the foot where exposed paste paste is rusty-red. where the the exposed is burnt burnt rusty-red.

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TWO INCENSE TWO INCENSE BURNERS. BURNERS. Lung-ch'uan Early Ming. Lung-ch'llan celadon. celadon. Early Ming. Left, H. 4-1/8 in. in. (48113) Left, H. 4-1/8 in. D. D. 77 in. (48113) (48034) (48034)

Right, in. D. Right, H. H. 2-1/2 2-1/2 in. D. 4-7/8 4-7/8 in. Ill.

These incense burners burners of of cylindrical shape have have aa low low foot foot and and three legs. These incense cylindrical shape three legs. Both are decorated decorated on on the the outside outside with eight molded molded trigrams trigrams (pa kua) with Both are with eight (pa kua) with the vessel having having an of relief relief scrolls scrolls seen seen below below its the larger larger vessel an additional additional design design of its rim above the the base. base. The The almost white porcelaneous porcelaneous stoneware stoneware body body of rim and and above almost white of both is covered with bluish-green bluish-green glaze, the bottom bottom and rim of the both is covered with glaze, except except the and rim of the foot show aa reddish reddish paste. foot which which show paste.

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INCENSE BURNER. BURNER. INCENSE Chekiang celadon. celadon. Yiian-early Yuan-early Ming. Ming. 14th 14th century. century. Chekiang H. 5-1/2 in. D. 12 in. (48157) (48157) in. 12 H. 5-1/2 in. D. A large large incense incense burner burner with with flaring flaring rim rim and and rounded rounded sides, sides, has has aa circular circular solid solid A aqua-blue glossy A relief. in masks and three feet adorned with monster masks in relief. A glossy aqua-blue base monster with base and three feet adorned the porcelaneous porcelaneous body body of of the the vessel, vessel, leaving leaving bare bare its its bottom bottom and and glaze covers covers the glaze base that that are are burnt burnt brick-red. brick-red. On On the the exterior exterior is is aa bold bold lotus lotus scroll scroll carved carved in in base high relief. high relief. The decoration decoration of of this this incense incense burner burner is is in in the the style style of of aa celadon celadon jar jar with with The Wai-Kam and Lee E. (Sherman cover of the late Yuan-early Ming period. (Sherman E. Lee and Wai-Kam period. cover of the late Yiian-early Ming Chinese Art Art Under Under the the Mangels, Mongels, no. no. 67 67.) Ho, Chinese .) Ho,

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INCENSE BURNER. BURNER. INCENSE Lung-ch'iian celadon. celadon. Yuan-early Yuan-early Ming. Ming. 14th 14th century. century. Lung-ch'iian H. 2-1/4 2-1/4 in. in. D. D. 8-3/8 8-3/8 in. in. (48205) (48205) H. This shallow shallow incense incense burner burner with with three three monster-mask monster-mask feet feet and and aa circular circular solid solid This of an an almost almost white white porcelaneous porcelaneous body, body, covered covered with with aa fern-green fern-green base, is is of base, the exterior exterior are five knobs the rim rim and and on on the the unglazed unglazed center center glaze. near the knobs near are five On the glaze. On of the the bottom bottom is is aa floral floral spray in relief relief which which is is burned burned red. red. spray in of

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SPHERICAL BOWL. SPHERICAL BOWL. Blue-and-white century. 15th century_ Annamese. 15th ware. Annamese. Blue-and-white ware. H. ( 48193) in. (48193) 4-3/8 in. D. 4-3/8 in. D. 2-3/4 in. H. 2-3/4

creamyfine-grained creamyhas aa fine-grained base has flat base This and flat mouth and wide mouth with wide bowl with sperical bowl This sperical base the base except the glaze except transparent glaze white with aa transparent covered with body, covered porcelain body, white porcelain soft a in painted decoration, The decoration, painted in a soft which paste. The colored paste. cream colored smooth cream shows aa smooth which shows is which is scrolls which of scrolls border of grayish-blue, rim aa border mouth rim the mouth below the shows below grayish-blue, shows early the early of the porcelain of reminiscent blue-and-white porcelain Chinese blue-and-white the Chinese in the seen in that seen of that reminiscent of foliage, and foliage, flowers and sketchy flowers with sketchy Ming decorated with is decorated body is main body The main period. The Ming period. bordered base. the base. near the scrolls near of scrolls band of by aa band bordered by body in body similar in are similar 68-70) are (nos. 68-70) This group (nos. this group in this pieces in other pieces the other and the bowl and This bowl wash a show a wash pieces show the pieces of the Some of and firing. Some and firing. potting and of potting technique of glaze, technique and glaze, of wares of the wares of the feature of of characteristic feature is aa characteristic which is bases which their bases on their slip on brown slip of brown blue-and-white Annamese the Annam. These vessels are typical examples of the Annamese blue-and-white of examples Annam. These vessels are typical of ware of blue-and-white ware Ming blue-and-white porcelain early Ming the early by the influenced by was influenced which was porcelain which to assigned to been assigned have been pieces have China. blue-and-white pieces Annamese blue-and-white the Annamese of the Most of China. Most Annamese well-known the to affinity the fifteenth century because of their affinity to the well-known Annamese their of the fifteenth century because corredate correbears aa date which bears Istanbul which in Istanbul bottle Muzesi in Sarayi Muzesi Topkapi Sarayi the Topkapi in the bottle in sponding 1450. to 1450. sponding to

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JAR. JAR. Blue-and-white ware. ware. Annamese. Annamese. 15th 15th century. century. Blue-and-white H. 2-1/4 2-1/4 in. in. (48192) (48192) H. Jar of of squat squat form form with with short short neck neck and and low low foot foot isis glazed glazed entirely entirely except except the the Jar base. The The decoration, decoration, rendered rendered in in dark dark and and light light blue, blue, shows shows overlapping overlapping base. petals on on the the neck neck below below which which is is aa band band of of lotus lotus flowers flowers and and foliage, foliage, petals foot. the bordered by by sketchy sketchy scrolls scrolls near near the foot. bordered

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JAR WITH WITH BROWN BROWN BASE. BASE. JAR 15th century. century. Blue-and-white ware. ware. Annamese. Annamese. 15th Blue-and-white H. 2-1/2 2-1/2 in. in. (48201) (48201) H. Jar of of rounded rounded form, form, short short neck neck and and low low foot foot is is glazed glazed inside inside and and out, out, Jar except the the base base which which is is coated coated with with aa reddish-brown reddish-brown slip. slip. It It is is decorated decorated in in except which panels six by followed scrolls, lotus with a band of lotus scrolls, followed by six panels which grayish-blue of band grayish-blue with a contain floral floral sprays sprays alternating alternating with with diaper diaper pattern. pattern. Around Around the the foot foot is is aa contain petal border. border. petal

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TWO BOXES WITH WITH COVERS. COVERS. TWO BOXES Blue-and-white ware. Annamese. 15th century. century. 15th Annamese. ware. Blue-and-white Left, H., H., with with cover, cover, 1-7/8 1-7/8 in. in. D. D. 2-5/8 2-5/8 in. in. (48178) (48178) Left, (48175) Right, with cover, in. D. 2-3/8 in. in. (48175) D. 2-3/8 1-7/8 in. cover, 1-7/8 H., with Right, H.,

glazed on low foot-rims These boxes with with low foot-rims are are glazed on both both sides, sides, except except for for covered boxes These covered decorated, are decorated, covers are the covers Only the rests. Only cover rests. the cover the where the rim where the rim and the base and the base scene with river scene above aa river mountains above high mountains showing with aa boat, boat, left high at left one at the one in the showing in both of both decoration of The decoration motifs. The plant motifs. sketchy plant of sketchy and units of four units other four the other in the and in blue. pale blue. in aa pale strokes in brush strokes delicate brush pieces with delicate rendered with skillfully rendered is skillfully pieces is 71 71

DISH DECORATION. BROWN DECORATION. WITH BROWN DISH WITH Porcelain. century. 13th-14th century. Annamese. 13th-14th Porcelain. Annamese. H.I-I/4in. D.5in.(48183) H. 1-1/4 in. D. 5 in. (48183)

decorated is decorated It is base. It the base. except the entirely except glazed entirely is glazed Shallow foot is low foot with low dish with Shallow dish the under pigment brown a in painted in a brown pigment under the spray painted on floral spray with aa floral inside with the inside on the transparent glaze. transparent glaze. by influenced by was influenced which was ware which Annamese ware of Annamese This class of the class of the example of an example is an This is China. of China. the period of Sung period the Sung of the ware of Tz'u-chou ware the Tz'u-chou 72 72

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BOWL GLAZE. GREEN GLAZE. WITH GREEN BOWL WITH Porcelain. Annamese. 15th century. century. 15th Annamese. Porcelain. H. (48161) in. (48161) 3-7/8 in. D. 3-7/8 in. D. 2-1/4 in. H. 2-1/4

the on the glaze on green glaze pale green has aa pale foot has low foot and low sides and The fluted sides with fluted bowl with small bowl The small foot-rim isis the foot-rim of the exterior of The exterior inside. The the inside. on the outside grayish-white on and aa grayish-white outside and slip. coated reddish-brown slip. with aa reddish-brown coated with

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BOTTLE-SHAPED VASE. BOTTLE-SHAPED VASE. Sawankhalok celadon. celadon. Siamese. century. Sawankhalok Siamese. 14th-mid-15th l4th-mid-15th century. H. 7-3/4 in. (48151) H. 7-3/4 in. (48151) Vase of of bulbous bulbous shape shape with high flaring flaring neck neck and gray Vase with aa high and low low foot. foot. Its Its gray stoneware by aa grayish-green glaze which which stops stoneware body body is is covered covered by grayish-green translucent translucent glaze stops above foot. The exposed paste paste has burned brick brick red red in firing. The above the the foot. The exposed has burned in firing. The decoration, deeply deeply incised body prior prior to to glazing, glazing, shows of decoration, incised on on the the body shows three three bands bands of concentric grooves grooves which two horizontal horizontal bands, bands, one containing overoverconcentric which frame frame two one containing lapping petals the the other vertical fluting. another vessel are stuck other vertical fluting. Portions Portions of of another vessel are stuck lapping petals to the side and and neck vase, caused caused by must to the side neck of of this this handsome handsome vase, by an an accident accident that that must have firing. have occured occured during during firing. This vase and other vessels vessels in are similar similar in in body This vase and the the other in this this group group (nos. (nos. 74-79) 74-79) are body and style of of decoration decoration and and firing. firing. A and glaze, glaze, style and technique technique of of potting potting and A characteristic feature of of the the ware ware is on the the bases bases of is aa dark dark circular circular mark, mark, seen seen on of characteristic feature most of the vessels, that was was left tubular kiln on which which they most of the vessels, that left by by aa tubular kiln support support on they rested group of represents aa large large family of the rested during during firing. firing. This This group of vessels vessels represents family of the celadon Siam that that was was influenced China. celadon ware ware of of Siam influenced by by the the famous famous celadon celadon of of China. The ware ware was center of Sawankhalok during during the of The was made made in in the the kiln kiln center of Sawankhalok the height height of its production according to to Spinks, Spinks, extended from the early fourfourits production which, which, according extended from the early teenth to to the have made no attempt attempt at to teenth the mid-fifteenth mid-fifteenth century. century. We We have made no at present present to assign a specific period to the pieces described here. assign a specific period to the pieces described here.

The names the two centers of of Siam The names of of the two major major pottery pottery centers Siam (Thailand), (Thailand), SawankSawankhalok are transliterated transliterated by Svargaloka and halok and and Sukhothai, Sukhothai, are by Spinks Spinks as as Svargaloka and Sukhodaya to their their graphic graphic spelling. Ceramic Wares Sukhodaya according according to spelling. (Spinks, (Spinks, The The Ceramic Wares of VI, 112, 112, 119, 119, passim.) of Siam, Siam, pp. pp. VI, passim.)

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GLOBULAR JAR. GLOBULAR JAR. Sawankhalok Siamese. 14th-mid-15th l4th-mid-15th century. Sawankhalok celadon. celadon. Siamese. century. H. (48174) H. 6-1/4 6-1/4 in. in. (48174) A jar jar of of globular globular shape, with two handles and foot, A shape, narrow narrow neck neck with two loop loop handles and aa low low foot, is by aa grayish-blue grayish-blue crackled crackled glaze glaze which which stops stops above The is covered covered by above the the foot. foot. The unglazed paste showing in the center center of unglazed paste has has turned turned brick brick red, red, showing in the of the the base base aa circular mark mark left left by The lower portion of circular by the the kiln kiln support. support. The lower portion of the the jar jar is is slightly slightly fluted and there is a band of concentric grooves on its shoulder. fluted and there is a band of concentric grooves on its shoulder.

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BOWL. BOWL. Sawankhalok celadon. Siamese. century. Sawankhalok celadon. Siamese. 14th-mid-15th l4th-mid-15th century. H. 4-1/2 9-5/8 in. in. (48165) (48165) H. 4-1/2 in. in. D. D. 9-5/8 A with slightly slightly flaring flaring rim is covered covered with A large large bowl bowl with rim and and low low foot foot is with aa grayish-green which stops where it it has stops at at the the lower lower portion portion of of the the side, side, where has grayish-green glaze glaze which formed into large drops. The The unglazed unglazed paste paste of the body body has has burned burned aa formed into large drops. of the reddish-pink, with with the base showing the circular circular mark the base showing the mark of of the the kiln kiln support. support. reddish-pink, The inner with aa wide wide band band of The inner side side of of the the bowl bowl is is decorated decorated with of overlapping overlapping petals. petals.

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BOWL. BOWL. Sawankhalok celadon. celadon. Siamese. Siamese. 14th-mid-15th 14th-mid-1Sth century. century. Sawankhalok H. 3-7/8 3-7/8 in. in. D. D. 8-7/8 8-7/8 in. in. (48150) (481S0) H. This bowl bowl with with aa flaring flaring rim rim and and fluted fluted side side has has an an incised incised decoration decoration on on the the This inside, inside, showing showing aa band band of of waves waves at at the the rim rim and and aa stiff stiff rosette rosette in in the the center center of of unprothe with the bottom. bottom. Its Its grayish-green grayish-green glaze glaze stops stops above above the the foot, foot, with the unprothe tected paste paste being being burnt burnt brick brick red. red. On On the the base base is is the the circular circular mark mark of of the the tected kiln support. support. kiln

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TWO DISHES. DISHES. TWO Sawankhalok celadon. celadon. Siamese. Siamese. 14th-mid-15th l4th-mid-lSth century. century. Sawankhalok Left, H. H. 3-1/2 3-1/2 in. in. D. D. 10-3/8 10-3/8 in. in. (48166) (48166) Left, Right, H. H. 3-1/2 3-1/2 in. in. D. D. 11 11 in. in. (48149) (48149) Right, These dishes dishes have have aa flattened flattened rim rim with with raised raised edge edge and and aa low low foot. foot. They They have have These rim the below wave-band a of consisting an incised decoration on the inside, consisting of a wave-band below the rim inside, the on decoration an incised bottom. The and two two concentric concentric rings rings on on the the bottom. The exteriors exteriors are are fluted. fluted. The The glaze glaze and which covers covers them them down down to to the the foot, foot, is is of of an an olive-green olive-green in in the the dish dish at at right right which other. The and of of aa grayish-green grayish-green in in the the other. The exposed exposed paste paste of of the the foot foot and and base base and has turned aa reddish-pink, reddish-pink, with with the the latter latter showing showing the the familiar familiar circular circular mark. mark. has turned

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TWO BOWLS. TWO BOWLS. century. Siamese. 14th-mid-15th Sawankhalok l4th-mid-lSth century. celadon. Siamese. Sawankhalok celadon. ( 48053) in. (480S3) 4-3/4 in. D. 4-3/4 in. D. Left, 2-3/8 in. H. 2-3/8 Left, H. ( 4809 5) in. (4809S) D. 33 in. Right, in. D. 1-5/8 in. H. 1-S/8 Right, H.

with aa covered with is covered and is foot and low foot and low side and fluted side has aa fluted left has at left bowl at The larger bowl The larger an has an foot has high foot rather high with aa rather bowl with plain bowl small plain The small glaze. The grayish-blue grayish-blue glaze. brick-red. burnt is foot and foot is burnt brick-red. base and aqua-blue unglazed base The unglazed glaze. The aqua-blue glaze.

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THREE JARS. THREE JARS. century. Sawankhalok 14th-mid-15th century. Siamese. 14th-mid-ISth celadon. Siamese. Sawankhalok celadon. (47962) 5 in. (47962) Left, H. Sin. Right, H. (47963) Right, in. (47963) 4-3/8 in. H. 4-3/8 Left, H. Center, (47968) in. (47968) 2-5/8 in. H. 2-S/8 Center, H.

low and aa low neck and the neck at the handles at loop handles have loop shape, have ovoid shape, of ovoid jars of larger jars two larger The two The grayish-green have aa grayish-green They have side. They fluted side. having aa fluted right having at right one at the one with the foot, foot, with being paste being exposed paste the exposed with the foot, with the foot, above the unevenly above stops unevenly which stops glaze glaze which grayishIts grayishbase. Its flat base. has aa flat handles has loop handles with loop jar with small jar The small brick-red. The burnt brick-red. burnt which body which the body of the rest of the rest exposing the part, exposing middle part, the middle blue below the stops below glaze stops blue glaze has brick-red. burnt brick-red. has burnt

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TWO JARS. JARS. TWO Brown-glazed stoneware. stoneware. Sawankhalok. Sawankhalok. Siamese. Brown-glazed Siamese. 13th-14th 13th-14th century. century. Left, H. 4-5/8 4-5/8 in. in. (48127) (48127) Right, H. H. 66 in. in. (48167) Left, H. Right, (48167) These ovoid ovoid jars jars with with two two handles handles at These at the the short short neck neck and and aa low low foot, foot, have have aa gray body and aa reddish-brown reddish-brown glaze glaze which which covers covers them up to gray body and them up to the the lower lower portion of of their their body. body. The The exposed exposed paste paste has portion has turned turned pinkish-tan pinkish-tan in in the the jar jar at at left and reddish-brown in the other. Both have left and reddish-brown in the other. Both have aa band band of of concentric concentric rings rings at at the shoulder. shoulder. the

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THREE JARS. JARS. THREE Brown-glazed stoneware. stoneware. Sawankhalok. Sawankhalok. Siamese. Siamese. 13th-14th Brown-glazed 13th-14th century. century. Left, H. H. 2-3/8 2-3/8 in. in. (47980) (47980) Left, Right, H. H. 2-3/4 2-3/4 in. in. (48044) ( 48044) Right, Center, H. H. 1-1/4 1-1/4 in. in. (47988) (47988) Center, These jars of rounded rounded shape shape have have aa gray These jars of gray body body and and aa dark dark brown brown glaze. glaze. The The jar at at right right has has aa low low foot, foot, while while the jar the others others have have aa flat flat base. base. This type type of of Siamese Siamese pottery pottery was was evidently influenced by This evidently influenced the brown-glazed brown-glazed by the ware of of the the Khmer Khmer potters potters of of neighboring neighboring Cambodia. Cambodia. The The brown-glazed brown-glazed ware ware ware of Sawankhalok has been been called called Chaliang of Sawankhalok has Chaliang or or Chalian ware, after early Chalian ware, after the the early Thai of the the district district of of Sawankhalok. Sawankhalok. Thai name name of

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KENDI-SHAPED DRINKING KENDI-SHAPED DRINKING VESSEL. VESSEL. Brown-painted 14th-mid-lSth century. century. Brown-painted stoneware. stoneware. Sawankhalok. Sawankhalok. Siamese. Siamese. 14th-mid-15th H. H. 3-3/4 3-3/4 in. in. (48155) (48155)

This vessel of has aa narrow This drinking drinking vessel of kendi kendi shape shape has narrow neck with cup-shaped cup-shaped neck with mouth body is mouth and and aa broad broad spout. spout. Its Its gray gray body is covered covered with with aa thin thin transparent transparent glaze, with unprotected base base showing glaze, with unprotected showing aa reddish reddish paste. paste. The The underglaze underglaze brown brown decoration consists of of concentric decoration consists concentric rings rings framing framing aa band band of of panels panels which which contain contain sketchy sketchy foliage foliage alternating alternating with with diaper diaper pattern. pattern. Around Around the the spout spout is is aa row row of of stiff stiff petals. petals. Brown-painted stoneware was was made made also also in in the the kilns kilns of of Sukhothai Sukhothai (no. (no. 84 84), Brown-painted stoneware ), but but it it differs differs greatly greatly from from that that of of Sawankhalok Sawankhalok in in having having aa much much coarser, coarser, gritty gritty body body which which is is also also darker darker in in color. color. This This is is proved proved by by the the sherds sherds which which were collected from were collected from the the sites sites of of these these kiln kiln centers centers by by Dr. Dr. John John A. A. Pope, Pope, who who has has kindly kindly presented presented them them to to the the Museum Museum of of Anthropology Anthropology for for study. study. 83 83

BOX BOX WITH WITH COVER. COVER. Brown-painted l4th-mid-lSth century. century. Brown-painted stoneware. stoneware. Sawankhalok. Sawankhalok. Siamese. Siamese. 14th-mid-15th H., H., with with cover, cover, 2-1/8 2-1/8 in. in. (48176) (48176) A A small small circular circular box box with with flat flat base base is is decorated decorated under under aa greenish-gray greenish-gray glaze glaze with with panels panels framing framing sketchy sketchy foliage foliage alternating alternating with with diaper diaper pattern. pattern. On On the the top top of of the the cover cover are are four four knobs knobs applied applied in in high high relief relief which which were were evidently evidently set set around around aa central central motif motif which which has has collapsed collapsed during during firing. firing.

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BOWL. BOWL. Brown-painted stoneware. stoneware. Sukhothai. Sukhothai. Siamese. Siamese. 14th-mid-15th l4th-mid-15th century. century. Brown-painted 48152) ( in. H. 2-3/8 in. D. 4-5/8 in. (48152) 4-5/8 H. 2-3/8 in. D. This bowl bowl with with flaring flaring rim rim and and low low foot foot has has aa very very coarse, coarse, gritty gritty dark dark gray gray This body dark The stoneware body body which which is is typical typical of of Sukhothai Sukhothai wares. wares. The dark body is is stoneware coated with with aa grayish-white grayish-white slip slip over over which which there there is is aa decoration decoration in in brown, brown, coated showing sketchy sketchy grass grass motifs motifs on on the the outside outside and and aa wheel-shaped wheel-shaped rosette rosette in in showing the center center of of the the bottom, bottom, bordered bordered by by aa row row of of uneven uneven bars. bars. the

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BIRD-SHAPED JAR. JAR. BIRD-SHAPED Brown-glazed stoneware. stoneware. Khmer. Khmer. Cambodia. Cambodia. 12th 12th century. century. Brown-glazed H. 2-5/8 2-5/8 in. in. ((48154) 48154) H. A jar jar of of rounded rounded form, form, wide wide mouth mouth and and aa rather rather high high solid solid base, base, has has aa soft soft A light gray gray body body and and aa thin thin reddish-brown reddish-brown glaze glaze which which has has peeled peeled off off in in light Molded head head and and tail tail of of aa bird bird are are attached attached to to the the opposite opposite several places. places. Molded several sides of of the the shoulder. shoulder. sides The ceramic ceramic wares wares illustrated illustrated in in this this catalogue catalogue are are of of the the general general type type that that The especially Asia, Southeast in has been been found found in in burial burial and and dwelling dwelling sites sites in Southeast Asia, especially the the has Philippines. (Locsin, (Locsin, Oriental Oriental Ceramics Ceramics Discovered Discovered in in the the Philippines.) Philippines.) Philippines.

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