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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 145

Jar

15th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Si Satchanalai (made)

Green-glazed stonewares from Zhejiang province were widely exported to the Philippines, Indonesia and mainland south-east Asia. Local potters emulated the Chinese wares, and by 1300 Thailand and Vietnam had developed successful ‘celadon’ industries of their own. After 1400, green- and brown-glazed wares from the kilns at Si Satchanalai in north-central Thailand acquired a prominent place in the export markets of south-east Asia.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Stoneware
Object type
Jar
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with green glaze
Stoneware
Glazed
Incised
Brief description
Jar, stoneware with green 'celadon' glaze, Si Satchanalai kilns, Thailand, 15th century
Physical description
Stoneware jar with bulbous form, small cupped mouth and two ring-handles on the shoulder. Green celadon glaze with horizontal encircling bands incised on the upper part of the body. Part of another vessel is attached to the glaze. Base unglazed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.4cm
  • Diameter: 17.8cm
Style
Celadon
Gallery label
  • From the Register: Vase, celadon glazed grey porcelain. Siamese; probably 13th century. From the Register: Jar. Stoneware with green glaze. Thai (Sawankhalok); 15th century.
  • Celadon jar Thailand, Si Satchanalai kilns, 1400-1500 Museum no. C.238-1927(2009)
Object history
C.215-1927 to C.283-1927 bought from C.J. Sebastian for £100.
Summary
Green-glazed stonewares from Zhejiang province were widely exported to the Philippines, Indonesia and mainland south-east Asia. Local potters emulated the Chinese wares, and by 1300 Thailand and Vietnam had developed successful ‘celadon’ industries of their own. After 1400, green- and brown-glazed wares from the kilns at Si Satchanalai in north-central Thailand acquired a prominent place in the export markets of south-east Asia.
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
C.238-1927

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Record createdJune 22, 2009
Record URL
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