Page 9 - Chinese and Asian Ceramics from an Indonesian Collection

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Three divers operating a typical boat used to extract objects from the mud of the Musi riverbed. This location was in front of the Boom Baru port site (photo: Rianta 2014). 1
Figure 2. Areas influenced or dominated by the Sriwijaya Kingdom at the peak of its power. Modified from Munoz (2006). 3
Figure 3. Musi River Basin. Showing major archaeological sites and place name locations. From Rianta (2014). 6
Figure 4. Sites at Palembang and downstream where ceramics and/or ancient artefacts have been recovered (Rianta 2014). 9
Figure 5. Sites at Palembang where ceramics and ancient artefacts have been recovered (Rianta 2014). 11
Figure 6. Musi River sites at Palembang where ceramics and/or ancient artefacts have been recovered (Rianta 2014). 14
Figure 7. Key countries and places mentioned in the text. 17
Figure 8. Foliated bowl, height 7.7 cm, Zhejiang Province, Yue ware, probably Shanglinhu kilns, C9–C10, from the Musi River, Sungai Rebo site. Catalogue No. K1520. 32
Figure 9. Spittoon, height 10.9 cm, Zhejiang Province, probably Shanglinhu kilns, Yue ware, C9–C11, from the Musi River, Boom Baru/Pusri site. Catalogue No. K1320. 32
Figure 10. Ewer, height 25.3 cm, Five Dynasties to Northern Song, Zhejiang Province, probably Shanglinhu kilns, Yue ware, C9–C11, from the Musi River, Pusri site. Catalogue No. K769. 32
Figure 11. Jar, four small lugs, incised curved pattern, upper body repaired, height 13.7 cm, Five Dynasties to Northern Song Dynasty, Zhejiang Province, Yue ware, C10, from the Musi
River, Boom Baru site. Catalogue No. K2697. 33
Figure 12. Jar with lid missing, height 12.5 cm, Five Dynasties to Northern Song, Zhejiang Province, probably Wenzhou kilns. C7–C10, from the Musi River, Boom Baru site. Catalogue
No. K1331. 33
Figure 13. Wine bottle, decorated with incised fish scales, a leaf and an eye, reconstructed, height 12.6 cm, Five Dynasties to Song, Yue ware, C10–C12, from the Musi River, Boom Baru
site. Catalogue No. K2105. 33
Figure 14. Ewer, decorated with incised lotus leaves, part of spout repaired prior to purchase, height 16.9 cm, Late Tang to Five Dynasties, Zhejiang Province, Yue ware, C9–C10, from
the Musi River. Catalogue No. K1279. 33
Figure 15. Jarlet, decorated with applied buttons and incised brackets inside panels around body, height 8.5 cm, Late Tang to Five Dynasties, Zhejiang Province, Yue ware, C9–C10, from
the Musi River, Pusri site. Catalogue No. K1324. 34
Figure 16. Xun flute, shaped as a sitting peacock, wing incised on dorsum, one large and three small holes, length 10.3 cm, Late Tang to Five Dynasties, Zhejiang Province, Yue ware,
C10–C11, from the Musi River, Pusri site. Catalogue No. K1990. 34
Figure 17. Ewer, height 13.9 cm, high to mid-Tang Dynasty, Hunan Province, Tongguan kiln, Changsha ware, C8, from the Musi River, Pusri site. Catalogue No. K2314. 35
Figure 19. Changsha ware polychrome miniature ewer, jarlets and brush washers, height range 2.3–9.4 cm, Tang Dynasty, Changsha kilns, C9–C10. Catalogue Nos (L to R): back K2634,
K933, K947; front K2572, K2490, K1676, K1643. 35
Figure 18. Ewer, decorated with applied moulded and brown glazed medallions of date palm, height 22.4 cm, Tang Dynasty, C9–C10, from the Musi River, Boom Baru site. Catalogue
No. K2504. 35
Figure 20. Three small ewers with degraded glaze from the Musi River, Sungai Rebo site, compared to one (far right) which retained its glaze and was purported to be from a Java Sea
shipwreck, heights 12–12.9 cm, Tang Dynasty, Changsha kilns, C9–C10. Catalogue Nos (L to R): K1442, K1441, K1402, K432. 36
Figure 21. Ewer, with watery grey-blue glaze, height 18 cm, Tang Dynasty, Hunan Province, Changsha kilns, C9–C10, from the Musi River, Boom Baru site. Catalogue No. K1959. 36
Figure 22. Ewer, decorated with looped splashes of moderately degraded milky-white lime glaze, upper rim, spout and handle repaired prior to purchase, height 7.7 cm. Late-Tang
Dynasty to Five Dynasties, Tongguan kiln, C9–C10, from the Musi River, Boom Baru site. Catalogue No. K2103. 36
Figure 23. Miniature Ewer, handle in shape of standing lion with its head inside upper rim, neck and spout repaired, height 9.1 cm, Late-Tang Dynasty to Five Dynasties, Hebei Province,
Ding Ware. C9–C10, from the Musi River, Pusri site. Catalogue No. K1711. 37
Figure 24. Ewer, white glaze but with faint blue tear drop glaze near base, upper rim and spout repaired, height 21cm, Late Tang Dynasty, Hebei Province, Ding Ware. C9–C10, from
the Musi River, Pusri site. Catalogue No. K1766. 37
Figure 25. Figurine, court lady clutching handbag, mineral organic paint degraded. H: 29. perhaps Mid-Tang Dynasty but may be a more recent copy, C8–C19, from the Musi River,
Pusri site. Catalogue No. K1970. 38
Figure 26. Ewer, height 9.5`cm, Tang Dynasty, Guangdong Province, C9–C10, from the Musi River, Pusri site. Catalogue No. K1300. 38
Figure 27. Foliated bowl, with glassy crackled sancai glaze, front half of bowl repaired, height 6.5 cm, mid to Late Tang Dynasty, Hebei Province, Xing kilns. C8–C10, from the Musi
River, Boom Baru site. Catalogue No. K2122. 39
Figure 28. Bowl, with degraded green splashed lead glaze, height 6.2 cm, Mid-Tang Dynasty, Henan Province, Gongxian kilns, C9, from the Musi River, Boom Baru site. Catalogue No.
K2394. 39
Figure 29. Ewer with rope handle, degraded white glaze, height 13.3 cm, Tang Dynasty, Hunan Province, C9, from the Musi River, Boom Baru site. Catalogue No. K2499. 39
Figure 30. Night urinal, height 18 cm, Tang Dynasty or earlier, C3–C11, from the Musi River. Catalogue No. K1068. 40
Figure 31. Bowl, fine cracks in well, diameter 19 cm, Song to Yuan Dynasties, Jun Ware, C11–C14, from the Musi River, Sungai Rebo site. Catalogue No. K1586. 40
Figure 32. Plate, incised leafy spray in well, more sketchy lines in cavetto, diameter 23.2 cm, Yuan Dynasty, Zhejiang Province, Longquan kiln, C14, from the Musi River. Catalogue No.
K2444. 41
Figure 33. Bowl, incised floral pattern connected by leafy vines, diameter 18.6 cm, Late Song to Yuan Dynasty, Fujian Province, Tongan kilns, C13–C14, from the Musi River, Boom Baru
site. Catalogue No. K1464. 41
Figure 34. Bowl, ribbed cavetto, unglazed ring around well, which has impressed flower spray, diameter 13.1 cm, Yuan Dynasty, Fujian Province, Putian kilns, C13–C14, from the Musi
River, Pusri site. Catalogue No. K1862. 42
Figure 35. Wine or tea ewer, height 10.4 cm, Song or Yuan Dynasty, Jiangxi Province, Jizhou ware. C10–C14, from the Musi River, Boom Baru site. Catalogue No. K1426. 43
Figure 36. Bowl, height 7.8 cm, Song to Yuan Dynasties, Fukien or Jangxi Provinces, Chien ware, C12–C14, from the Musi River. Catalogue No. K1280. 43
Figure 37. Jarlet, moulded swirling pattern beneath Qingbai glaze, height 10 cm, Yuan Dynasty, C13–C14, from the Musi River. Catalogue No. K2378. 43
Figure 38. Lidded box, three linked boxes connected by flower ‘button’ and central lotus bud linked by stems, Qingbai glaze slightly degraded, height 5.5 cm, Song Dynasty, Guangdong
Province, C10–C12, from the Musi River, 1 km up-steam from Sungai Parit 12 mouth. Catalogue No. K1516. 43
Figure 39. Figurine, person squatting with rope or snake loosely around shoulder and held in right hand (tip of ‘snake’ missing), qingpai glaze, height 7.2 cm, Yuan Dynasty, C13–C14,
from the Musi River. Catalogue No. K831. 44
Figure 40. Saucer, serrated rim with bluish grey-blue crackled glaze, diameter 9.5 cm, possibly Song Dynasty, Southern Guan Ware, C12–C13, from the Musi River, Boom Baru site.
Catalogue No. K1297. 44
Figure 41. Ewer, decorated with grape vine appliqué around central body on impressed background of square and vertical lines on shoulder, height 9.8 cm, probably early Southern
Song to Yuan Dynasties, Jianxi Province, Jizhou kilns, C12–C14, from the Musi River, Sungai Rebo site. Catalogue No. K1652. 45
Figure 42. Tripod incense burner, height 5.3 cm, Southern Song to Yuan, Jianxi Province, perhaps Jizhou kiln. C12–C14, from the Musi River. Catalogue No. K969. 45
Figure 43. Ewer, height 19.4, probably Song Dynasty, Fujian Province, Cizao kilns, C10–C12, from the Musi River, Pusri site. Catalogue No. K1708. 45
Figure 44. Water droppers, sancai glaze, heights 2.5–6.7 cm, Late Song to Yuan Dynasties, C12–C14, from the Musi River Pusri (1) and Sungai Rebo (1)sites. Catalogue clockwise from
top left: K1028, K1720, K1029, K1151, K1252, K1288. 46
Figure 45. Kendi, sancai glazed with applied dragon obliquely around broad neck with its head resting on upper surface of long spout, height 20.8 cm, Late Song to Yuan Dynasties,
probably Fujian Province, Cizao kilns. C12–C14, from the Musi River. Catalogue No. K727. 46
Figure 46. Chinese mythical Qilin, green lead glaze degraded, height 8.5 cm, Song to Yuan Dynasty, probably Fujian Province C12–C14 from the Musi River. Catalogue No. K2695. 46
Figure 47. Water dropper in form of fish, sancai glazed, heights 7.6 & 8.9 cm, Song to Yuan Dynasties, C10–C14, from the Musi River. Catalogue Nos (L–R): K2250, K1050. 47
Figure 48. Figurine, sitting peasant with broad hat, left hand repaired, height 5.8 cm, possible Song or Liao Dynasty, C10–C11, from the Musi River. Catalogue No. K1049. 47
Figure 49. Jar, foot ring moderate with flat base, ovoid flower pattern stamped around lower body to reveal white slip beneath the pale grey-green glaze height 11.4 cm, possibly Yuan
Dynasty, C13–C14, from the Musi River, Pusri site. Catalogue No. K1744. 47
Figure 50. Bottles, decorated with under-glaze blue floral pattern, (neck of K1129 restored prior to purchase), heights 19.5 & 15.5 cm, Probably Chinese, undated, from the Musi River.
Catalogue Nos K971 & K1129. 48
Figure 51. Figurine, male with kneeling female, arm and neck broken, height 16.5 cm, Yuan to early Ming Dynasty, C13–C14, from the Musi River, Boom Baru site. Catalogue No. K2489. 48
Figure 52. Jar, under-glaze blue leaf and flower pattern encircling upper body and shoulder and lotus leaf panel on lower body, neck with key fret pattern, height 11.7 cm, Yuan Dynasty,
C13–C14, from the Musi River. Catalogue No. K1021. 48
Figure 53. Meiping vase, flat base, under-glaze cobalt blue painting of a carp among water weeds on upper body; shoulder with chrysanthemum and leafy scroll and base with lotus
lappets below key fret pattern, repaired from original parts, height 14.8 cm, Late Yuan Dynasty, C14, from the Musi River. Catalogue No. K913. 48
Figure 54. Bowl, under-glaze iron brown painted leaves, diameter 22.5 cm, Northern Song, Guangdong Province, Xicun Kiln. C10–C12, from the Musi River, Boom Baru site. Catalogue
No. K2567. 50
Figure 55. Jarlet, finely potted with bosses around shoulder, body with long vertical incised lines to just above base, possibly South China, Fujian Province, C14–C16, from the Musi River,
Sungai Rebo site. Catalogue No. K1490. 50
Figure 56. Bowl, under-glaze blue varied floral pattern, diameter 14.8 cm, Early-Ming Dynasty, Jingtai to Chenghua emperors, 1450–1487, from the Musi River, Pusri site. Catalogue No.
K1852. 51
Figure 57. Bowl, fish in biscuit colour in centre with under-glaze blue water weeds surround, diameter 12.2 cm, Early-Ming Dynasty, Chenghua to Hongzhi emperors, 1465–1505, from
the Musi River, Boom Baru site. Catalogue No. K2484. 51
Figure 58. Plate, under-glaze grey-blue mythical Qilin surrounded by cloud sketches and brochade balls in well, outer wall with flowers connected by leafy vine, diameter 17.8 cm, Mid
Ming Dynasty, Hongzhi emperor, 1488–1505, from the Musi River. Catalogue No. K1455. 52
Figure 59. Bowl, degraded green and red enamelled flowers on inside wall and figures in various postures on outer wall, diameter 17.9 cm, Mid-Ming Dynasty possibly Zhengde emperor,
1488–1566, from the Musi River, Sungai Guci site. Catalogue No. K2068. 52
Figure 60. Bowl, cavetto and outer body with lotus panels outlined in black enamels and filled with red-brown brocade balls, leafed plants and traces of flowers in over-glaze red-brown,
diameter 18.5 cm, Mid-Ming Dynasty, Jiajiang 1522–1566, from the Musi River, Pusri site. Catalogue No. K1370. 52
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