Title
Waterpot in the form of a puff fish
14th century-15th century
Artist
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Details
- Other Titles
- Waterpot in the form of a blowfish
Sawankhalok ware waterpot - Place where the work was made
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Sawankhalok
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Thailand
- Date
- 14th century-15th century
- Media category
- Ceramic
- Materials used
- stoneware with underglaze iron-brown decoration
- Dimensions
- 5.4 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Mr F. Storch 1987
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 444.1987
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Sawankhalok ware
Works in the collection
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About
The shape of this piece is unknown in the underglaze black repertoire, but found in the so-called 'brown and pearl' wares. This characteristically small example is a waterdropper in the form of a blowfish. Miniature wares are a hallmark of Sawankhalok, and not found in the more limited Sukhothai repertoire.
Excerpt from The Asian Collections, AGNSW, 2003, pg.329.
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Places
Where the work was made
Sawankhalok
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Exhibition history
Shown in 2 exhibitions
Conversations through the Asian collections, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 25 Oct 2014–13 Mar 2016
In one drop of water, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 15 Jun 2019–21 Feb 2021
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Bibliography
Referenced in 2 publications
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Jackie Menzies (Editor), The Asian Collections Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2003, 329 (colour illus.).
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William Willetts, Ceramic art of Southeast Asia: first annual exhibition, Singapore, 1971.
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