Page 27 - Catalogue Southeast Asian Ceramics

Southeast Asian Ceramics New Light on Old Pottery

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this page (above): Chinese Wares found in Southeast Asia
a. Jar, mouth and shoulder right (from top): above:
Cizhou, China this page (left, from top):
14 th C Fragment, copper red a. Plate base, blue background
L:12 cm, W: 8.5 cm Jingdezhen Cup base Jingdezhen
ACM HC SEA 014 14 th C Jingdezhen, China 14 th C
Décor in thick brown underglaze with bubbling; indistinct L: 7.2 cm 16 th C L: 6.7 cm, H: 2.5 cm
motifs with bands; glaze on rim appears worn, showing ACM HC SEA 027 D: 4 cm, H: 1 cm ACM HC SEA 024
a grey-brown biscuit; interior glazed brown on a white Probably a jar fragment; décor on exterior in copper red ACM HC SEA 017 Centre medallion of leaf and floral motif on dark blue
slip. For a similar wine jar discovered in south Sulawesi, underglaze of floral and cloud motifs; interior unglazed Décor on interior and exterior in blue underglaze; centre background; exterior wall white glaze with a faint blue
Indonesia (see Sumarah Adhyatman 1980: 76–77 pl 24). showing a grey biscuit with small black inclusions. medallion of circular bands; exterior wall with vegetal underglaze band around foot; base with pink slip on a
Another from Salayar Island is in the Museum Nasional, scrolls and base interior glazed, with an inscription in whitish biscuit.
Jakarta (Bambang Sumadio et al 1980: 298–299 pl 91). The Jar, shoulder Chinese characters.
Adam Malik Collection possessed another example, from Jingdezhen b. Plate base, blue background
South Sulawesi (see Sumarah Adhyatman 1980: 76–77). 14 th C Plate with vajra design, centre medallion and foot Jingezhen
L: 14 cm, W: 13 cm Jingdezhen, China 14 th C
b. Jar ACM HC SEA 022 Late 15 th or early 16 th C (Hongzhi or Zhengde) L: 6 cm, H: 2.5 cm 153
Cizhou, China Décor of blue underglaze in three registers separated by L: 12.8 cm, H: 2.5 cm ACM HC SEA 025
14 th C double horizontal bands; nearest to neck, flame motif and a ACM HC SEA 018 Cavetto of peony blossom and leaf scrolls on a dotted dark
L: 4.5 cm, W: 4 cm hoofed scaled animal’s two front legs; at middle, peony and On centre medallion, vajra motif in dark blue underglaze; blue background; exterior decorated and glazed also but
ACM HC SEA 016 vegetal scrolls; at bottom, flower blooms and vegetal scrolls; cavetto of interlocking Y-shaped motifs; exterior wall of indistinguishable motifs; base unglazed.
Jar shoulder; décor of flower bloom and horizontal bands interior grey-green glaze on putty-coloured biscuit. cloud scrolls; orange biscuit at unglazed foot; base interior
in brown-black underglaze; interior with brown-black glaze with thick white glaze. c. Plate base, blue background
showing bubbling and white spots. Jar, rim and shoulder Jingdezhen
Jingdezhen Plate rim, blue and white 14 th C
c. Jar, shoulder 14 th C Jindezhen L: 8 cm, W: 6 cm
Cizhou, China L: 11.8 cm 14 th C ACM HC SEA 023
14 th C ACM HC SEA 021 L: 8.2 cm, W: 6 cm On centre medallion, heron and leaf scrolls on a dark blue
L:10 cm, W: 6.2 cm Rim has a square profile; moulded body with décor ACM HC SEA 028 background; whitish biscuit and unglazed base. An intact
ACM HC SEA 015 following its contours; collar of lotus petals; on shoulder, Flat rim with classic scroll in blue underglaze; cavetto of example of this design is found in the National Museum
Décor of floral blooms on a cross-hatched background in large moulded ovalish panels separated by cloud scrolls; lotus bloom and vegetal scrolls; exterior wall with lotus Jakarta (Tuti Munawar et al 1985/86: 495–496 pl 179. For
brown-black underglaze on a grey-brown biscuit with white panels consist of floral, leaf and cloud scrolls; interior glazed panels in dark blue underglaze with one section where glaze other intact examples, see Tian 2004: 179 pl 248, 189 pl
particles; interior glazed in glossy brown-black. in grey-green on a grey biscuit. is almost iron-black and presents traces of brown edges. 258, 191 pl 260.)