Vessel in the shape of a gourd

Southeast Asian Collection

Accession Nr.: 85.137.1.1-2
Type: object for daily use; pottery
Date of production:
20th century
Place of production:
Materials/Techniques: ceramics, glazed
Dimensions: height: 16 cm
width: 9 cm
A drab coloured, crackled glaze base with engraved contour decoration makes this suprisingly shaped object even more striking. The motifs, filled in with coloured glaze, depict symbols of luck: a vase tied with a bow, double paper rolls with ribbons, a go board and laced waves.