Elephant-shaped Vessel Dark brown glaze, Angkor period, 12th–13th century
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This section introduces ceramics from Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam, with a focus on objects collected by the Japanese entrepreneur Okano Shigezō.
Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
Highlight | Elephant-shaped Vessel, Dark brown glaze | Khmer | Angkor period, 12th–13th century | TG-2723 | |||
Highlight | Covered Bowl, Ash glaze with carved lotus petal design | Khmer, From Phnom Kulen | Angkor period, 11th–12th century | Acquired through exchange with the French School of the Far East, TG-2132 | |||
Highlight | Bowl with Foot, Incused lotus design under celadon glaze | Si Satchanalai ware, Thailand | 15th century | Private collection | |||
Highlight | Jar, Peony arabesque design in underglaze blue | Vietnam, Previously owned by Okano Shigezō | 15th–16th century | TG-2224 | |||
Important Art Object | Large Dish, Deer and landscape design in underglaze blue | Vietnam, Formerly owned by Okano Shigezō | 15th-16th century | TG-2231 |