Four grey pottery Sukhotai fragments of dishes
Thailand
each decorated in the well with brown designs of flowers or fish swimming in ponds, covered with a clear glaze, the largest 16cm wide (4)
Provenance: the late Oliver Watson (1949-2023), Emeritus Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture and curator of Islamic Art at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford and the School of Oriental Studies, London
Four grey pottery Sukhotai fragments of dishes
Thailand
each decorated in the well with brown designs of flowers or fish swimming in ponds, covered with a clear glaze, the largest 16cm wide (4)
Provenance: the late Oliver Watson (1949-2023), Emeritus Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture and curator of Islamic Art at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford and the School of Oriental Studies, London
These are broken fragments of dishes as catalogued and photographed. With crazing. Firing imperfections to include cracks. Loss to the glaze. Chips. One fragment has been repaired and is with evidence of glue.
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Auction: Asian, Indian & Islamic Art, 6th Nov, 2024
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