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Southeast Asian Ceramics

Elephant-shaped Vessel Dark brown glaze, Angkor period, 12th–13th century

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 12
April 4, 2023 (Tue) - July 30, 2023 (Sun)

This section introduces ceramics from Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam, with a focus on objects collected by the Japanese entrepreneur Okano Shigezō.

Major Work(s) on Exhibit 5 results

	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

Exhibitions