Thai Sawankhalok Ewer Southeast Asian Zoomorphic Drinking Vessel 14th / 16th C

ITEM DETAILS

Inventory Code: INV4869

Object: Ewer

Material: Stoneware

Origin: Sawankhalok, Thailand

Period: Sawankhalok Period

Date: Circa 14th-16th Century

Decoration: Painted underglaze iron decoration with continuous scrolling foliage, geometric bands, and an upright handle with dotted ornament; zoomorphic animal-head spout

Mark: Unmarked

MEASUREMENTS

Height: Approx. 7.0 in / 17.8 cm

Width: Approx. 6.9 in / 17.5 cm

Depth: Approx. 5.2 in / 13.5 cm

CONDITION

GOOD (4/5) - Minor rim and foot chips, glaze wear, surface staining, and firing imperfections consistent with age. The cover is present and the animal-head spout shows small losses. No obvious modern restoration visible in the photographs. Please review the photos carefully for more details.

DESCRIPTION

A finely potted Sawankhalok stoneware ewer with an upright arched handle and fitted domed cover. The body is decorated with a continuous band of scrolling floral foliage executed in iron underglaze beneath a pale celadon-toned glaze. The distinctive spout is modelled as a stylized animal mask, while the handle is embellished with painted dotted ornament. The base is left unglazed, characteristic of Sawankhalok kiln production.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE

Sawankhalok kilns in north-central Thailand produced high-quality export ceramics from the 14th to 16th centuries that were traded throughout Southeast Asia and beyond. Zoomorphic ewers with painted floral decoration are among the most recognizable and desirable forms from this important ceramic tradition.

NOTES

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