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Part 2 Catalogue of Ceramics in the Heny Kustiarsih Collection

Late Ming Dynasty, ‘Swatow’ ware, 1567–1644. Found at Bowl, apparently porcellaneous stoneware not fired to
Palembang, Musi River, Boom Baru, Sungai Guci. a fully vitrified form, foot ring moderate, recessed base
with fret lines, well, cavetto and outer body decorated
with segmented with six, nine and ten lotus petal broad
black outlines (occasionally green) a degraded red diaper
of diagonal lines around in and outer upper lip, filled,
respectively, with red–brown brocade balls, leafed plants
and traces of flowers in over–glaze red-brown, under–glaze

white uneven and with frequent small bubbles exposing
K1321. fabric, body cracked and upper rim chip repaired. H:
Bowl, foot ring small with recessed base, Condition. H: 7.8; D: 18.5. Mid Ming Dynasty, Jiajiang. 1522–1566. Cf
9.4; D: 18. Mid Ming Dynasty, Jiajing emperor. 1522–1566. Green et al. (1981, page 39). Found at Palembang, Musi
Cf Koh (2013c), Belanakan wreck. Found at Palembang, River, Pusri.
Musi River.

K1326.
Plate, foot ring small with recessed base, under-glaze blue
mountain scene with circling suns in well. H: 3.6; D: 20.1.
Mid Ming Dynasty, Zhengde emperor, 1488–1566. Cf
Brown (2007). Found at Palembang, Musi River, Boom K1382.
Baru. Kendi, foot ring small with recessed base, under-glaze
blue segmented panels with birds, nipple, upper rim and
hole in body repaired. H: 11.5. Late Ming Dynasty, Wanli
emperor, 1573–1620. Cf Yeo and Martin (1978, Plate 78).
Found at Palembang, Musi River, Pusri.

K1345.
Figurine, half lying mythical qilin with horns, tips of ears
and feet repaired. H: 14. Ming Dynasty. 1368–1644. Found
at Palembang, Musi River, Sungai Suro.

K1383.
Kendi, body and spout with vertical ribbings, under-glaze
blue flower scroll around shoulder and bunches of leaves
K1365. around neck, spout reconstructed. H: 12. Late Ming,
Lid of covered box, decorated with incised rabbit and ‘Swatow’ ware. C16–C17. Cf Adhyatman (1987, Plate 130).
yellow sunflowers, sancai glaze. H: 2.9; D: 9.5. Ming Found at Palembang, Musi River, Pusri.
Dynasty. 1368–1644. Found at Palembang, Musi River,
Pusri.

K1370. K1392, K2601.

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