Large Bowl with Stylized Floral Decor, Vietnam, 15th century

Large Bowl with Stylized Floral Decor, Vietnam, 15th century. Blue-and-white ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt-blue. H. 14.4 x Diam. 32.8 cm (5 11/16 x 12 15/16 in.). Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Lois Orswell (1983.206) © President and Fellows of Harvard College

Publication History: Marjorie B. Cohn and Sarah Kianovsky, Lois Orswell, David Smith, and Modern Art, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2002), cat. no. 320, p. 364

 

Large Circular Platter with Floral Decor, Vietnam, 15th century

Large Circular Platter with Floral Decor, Vietnam, 15th century. Blue-and-white ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt-blue. H. 7.2 x Diam. 37.8 cm (2 13/16 x 14 7/8 in.). Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Lois Orswell (1984.31) © President and Fellows of Harvard College

Publication History: Marjorie B. Cohn and Sarah Kianovsky, Lois Orswell, David Smith, and Modern Art, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2002), cat. no. 321, p. 364

 

‘Meiping’ Vase with Scrolling Lotus Flower and Stylized Lotus Petal Decor, Vietnam, 15th century

‘Meiping‘ Vase with Scrolling Lotus Flower and Stylized Lotus Petal Decor, Vietnam, 15th century. Blue-and-white ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt-blue. H. 38.6 x Diam. 23.1 cm (15 3/16 x 9 1/8 in.). Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Lois Orswell (1983.205) © President and Fellows of Harvard Colleg

Publication History: Marjorie B. Cohn and Sarah Kianovsky, Lois Orswell, David Smith, and Modern Art, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2002), cat. no. 319, p. 364

 

 

High-shouldered Jar with Abstract Floral Decor, Vietnam, 15th century

High-shouldered Jar with Abstract Floral Decor, Vietnam, 15th century. Porcelaneous white stoneware with decoration painted in underglaze iron-brown slip. H. 16.3 x Diam. 16.5 cm (6 7/16 x 6 1/2 in.). Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Lois Orswell (1984.33) © President and Fellows of Harvard College

Publication History: Marjorie B. Cohn and Sarah Kianovsky, Lois Orswell, David Smith, and Modern Art, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2002), cat. no. 323, p. 365

 

 

Large Circular Platter with Floral Decor, Vietnam, 15th century

Large Circular Platter with Floral Decor, Vietnam, 15th century. Blue-and-white ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt-blue. H. 6.7 x Diam. 36.8 cm (2 5/8 x 14 1/2 in.). Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Lois Orswell (1984.32) © President and Fellows of Harvard College

Publication History: Marjorie B. Cohn and Sarah Kianovsky, Lois Orswell, David Smith, and Modern Art, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2002), cat. no. 322, p. 365

 

 

High-shouldered ‘Guan’-Shaped jar with Floral Sprays, Vine Scrolls, and Petal Motifs, Vietnam, 15th century

High-shouldered ‘Guan’-Shaped jar with Floral Sprays, Vine Scrolls, and Petal Motifs, Vietnam, 15th century. Blue-and-white ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt-blue. H. 11.3 x Diam. 16.5 cm (4 7/16 x 6 1/2 in.). Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Lois Orswell (1984.34) © President and Fellows of Harvard College

Publication History: Marjorie B. Cohn and Sarah Kianovsky, Lois Orswell, David Smith, and Modern Art, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2002), cat. no. 324, p. 365

 

 

Ritual Ovoid ‘Kendi’ Pouring Vessel with Flaring Mouth and Short Spout, Vietnam,Cham kingdom, 9th-10th century

Ritual Ovoid ‘Kendi’ Pouring Vessel with Flaring Mouth and Short Spout, Vietnam,Cham kingdom, 9th-10th century. Turned bronze. H. 24.6 x W. 20.3 cm (9 11/16 x 8 in.) (across spout). Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Partial gift of Walter C. Sedgwick and partial purchase through the Louis Sidney Thierry Memorial Fund (2006.169.11) © President and Fellows of Harvard College

Provenance: Thomas Murray, Asiatica-Ethnographica, Mills Valley, CA, USA, Sold to Walter Sedgwick.
Walter C. Sedgwick, Woodside, CA, USA, Purchased at Asiatica-Ethnographica. (from Thomas Murray)

 

Small Ovoid Jar with Short Neck and Wide Mouth and with Decoration of Bowstring Lines, Vietnam, Cham kingdom, 9th-10th century

Small Ovoid Jar with Short Neck and Wide Mouth and with Decoration of Bowstring Lines, Vietnam, Cham kingdom, 9th-10th century. Turned bronze with incised decor. H. 14.2 x Diam. 19.1 cm (5 9/16 x 7 1/2 in.). Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Partial gift of Walter C. Sedgwick and partial purchase through the Louis Sidney Thierry Memorial Fund (2006.169.9) © President and Fellows of Harvard College

Provenance: Thomas Murray, Asiatica-Ethnographica, Mills Valley, CA, USA, Sold to Walter Sedgwick.
Walter C. Sedgwick, Woodside, CA, Purchase from Asiatica-Ethnographica. (from Thomas Murray)

 

Small Ewer with Faceted Spout, Everted Lip, Acanthus-Leaf Handle, and Stylized Lotus Decor, Vietnam, 11th-13th century

Small Ewer with Faceted Spout, Everted Lip, Acanthus-Leaf Handle, and Stylized Lotus Decor, Vietnam, 11th-13th century. White stoneware with pale celadon glaze over incised, molded, and appliqué decoration, 9.1 x 13.5 cm (3 9/16 x 5 5/16 in.). Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Partial gift of Walter C. Sedgwick and partial purchase through the Louis Sidney Thierry Memorial Fund (2006.169.7) © President and Fellows of Harvard College

Provenance: Zetterquist Gallery, New York, NY, USA, Sold to Walter Sedgwick.
Walter C. Sedgwick, Woodside, CA, USA, Purchased from Zetterquist, NY.

 

Covered Globular Ewer with a Faceted Spout and a Handle in the Form of a Shrimp, Vietnam,13th-14th century

Covered Globular Ewer with a Faceted Spout and a Handle in the Form of a Shrimp, Vietnam,13th-14th century. White stoneware with pale celadon glaze over appliqué decoration, 20.1 x 17.4 cm (7 15/16 x 6 7/8 in.). Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Partial gift of Walter C. Sedgwick and partial purchase through the Louis Sidney Thierry Memorial Fund (2006.169.8.A-B) © President and Fellows of Harvard College

Provenance: Kaikodo, New York, NY, USA, Sold to Walter Sedgwick.
Walter C. Sedgwick, Woodside, CA, USA, Purchased from Kaikodo, NY.