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Southeast Asian Ceramics New Light on Old Pottery

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Jarlet with four handles
Binh Dinh kilns
14 th –15 th C
H: 8 cm, D: 8 cm
NUS Museum S1980-0161-001-0
Jarlet of flattened globular shape with a thick mouthrim and
four lugs; olive-brown glaze flaking off on a grey slip; cord-
cut base (Brown 2002a: 87).
Jarlet, brown
Binh Dinh kilns
14 th –15 th C
H: 8.6 cm, D: 9.2 cm
NUS Museum S1968-0056-001-0
“Of flattened globular form, with a short neck and narrow
mouth; with two incised decorative circular bands on the
shoulder; covered in a caramel-coloured glaze; the lower
body and carved foot unglazed, and with an ochre-coloured
biscuit; the inner side of the foot chamfered down to the
base.” (Willetts 1971: pl 139; see also Brown 2002a: 87)
Bowl
Vietnam
15 th C (or earlier)
H: 7.2 cm, D: 11.8 cm
NUS Museum S1966-0007-001-0
Beaker-shaped with almost vertical sides curving down to
a short foot; glaze thickly in interior and on exterior, forms
droplets near base; crackled; well-carved foot rim.
opposite (clockwise from top left):
Pear-shaped bottle with flaring rim, brown glaze,
horizontal incised lines
Binh Dinh kilns
14 th –15 th C
H: 23 cm, D: 11 cm
NUS Museum S1969-0123-001-0
“With three decorative circular bands on the shoulder and
three others on the lower body; covered with a dark [olive-
green] coloured glaze; the lower body and foot with a light
brick biscuit.” (Willetts 1971: pl 144; cf. Brown 2002a: 88;
Young et al 1982: 85 pl 54)
Cup
Binh Dinh kilns
14 th –15 th C
H: 7.7 cm, D: 7.7 cm
NUS Museum S1980-0330-001-0
Beaker with slightly everted mouthrim, vertical sides, and
splayed foot with adhesion; covered in runny mottled green
glaze with bubbles (caused by over-firing). (Cf. Willetts 1971:
pl 138; see also Brown 2002a: 87; Brown 1988: pl 22b,
from Qui-Nhon.)
Bowl
Vietnam
Vietnam
14 th –15 th C
H: 9.1 cm, D: 17.9 cm
NUS Museum S1968-0070-001-0
White interior, stacking ring. (See Willetts 1971: pl 146;
cf. also Young 1982: 80–81 pl 45–46)

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