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Three stoneware covered boxes Eight stoneware celadon glaze wares
Thailand, Si Satchanalai, 15th/16th century Thailand, Si Satchanalai, 15th/16th century
The central with molded petal decoration on the lid. Comprising a variety of glazes and incised designs; the dish with everted
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm) diameter, the largest mouth rim and an upper cavetto of a continuous combed wavy band.
$1,500 - 2,500 Dish: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm) diameter
$1,500 - 2,500
Thai covered bowls derive their shape from Indian urns. This is
demonstrated when comparing an example with fruit-stem lid from Provenance:
the Ancient region of Gandhara held in the Metropolitan Museum of The Collection of Dr Philip Gould
Art (1987.142.44a–m). Similar Thai covered bowls are held published Acquired in Thailand, 1960-76
in Richards, 1995, South-east Asian Ceramics, Oxford, 1995, figs
35-8, pp. 93-6. 221
A stoneware baluster jar
Exhibited: Thailand, Si Satchanalai, 15th/16th century
“Sawankhalok Covered Bowls”, Sarah Lawrence College Library, 1998. 9 1/2 in. (24 cm) high
$1,000 - 1,500
Provenance:
The Collection of Dr Philip Gould Several intriguing similarities can be drawn between the present lot and
Acquired in Thailand, 1960-76 an unglazed jar in the Honda collection from Suphan Buri province in
Central Thailand (see Honda, et al., The Beauty of Fired Clay, Oxford,
219 1997, no. 263, p. 201). Suphan Buri wares are distinguished for their
A porcelain blue and white covered box stamped designs, however the same leaf motif stamped on the base
North Vietnam, 15th/16th century of the neck of the Honda piece appears painted above the foot of the
2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm) diameter present lot from Northern Thailand. Of note also is the arrowhead collar,
$600 - 800 the ridged foot, and the overall shape. Such likenesses shed light on
interactions between kiln sites at the time.
The present lot is a well-preserved example of Vietnamese porcelain
produced with the use of healthy kaolin deposits surrounding Hanoi. Provenance:
Compare to a Vietnamese Jardiniere bearing similar floral and geometric The Collection of Dr Philip Gould
design in Zetterquist, Vietnamese Ceramics, Hong Kong, 1995, no. 15, Acquired in Thailand, 1960-76
also see ibid., no. 23 for similar shaped cosmetic boxes.
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Provenance: A stoneware celadon glaze phan
The Collection of Dr Philip Gould Thailand, Si Satchanalai, 15th/16th century
Acquired in Asia, 1960-76 Decorated with incised rings on the foot and mouth rim interior, vertical
fluting on the body and lotus rosette center medallion in the interior.
5 in. (12.7 cm) high, 6 in. (15.3 cm) diameter
$1,500 - 2,500

A phan (stem bowl) with shorter stem and white glaze is held in the
Smithsonian (S2005.281).

Provenance:
The Collection of Dr Philip Gould
Acquired in Thailand, 1960-76

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