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Laotian incised earthenware water bottle, early 1900's
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When I was recently in Laos on a shopping tour, I had the very lucky misfortune to have come across this magnificent vessel AFTER I had shipped all my delicate goods back home. I have seen many of these same type of water vessels in Thailand (a mere afternoon drive away in terms of proximity) and had never been as taken by them as this one that I encountered in Luang Probang. I couldn't pass this beautiful water bottle up, but unfortunately it would mean that I would have to hand carry it home. So I hand carried four with me!!! And they all survived.
I culled this wonderfully intact water bottle from many others that were very damaged. I was told by the person I bought this from that this piece is dateble to the beginning of the 1900s but personally, having seen ones from as far back as the 1700's I'm convinced that this dates back further, perhaps to the mid-late 1800s.
This is a magnificently incised, carved and detailed bottle used to hold water. It's made of a very fine, black clay and appears to have been burnished. The structure of the piece is composed of four parts: a very high foot, thrown seperately, then scored, slipped and attached to the main body of the bottle which comprises of three bulbous spheres that have a similar look to chinese double gourd vessels. The thrown body was probably made with a thick wall in mind so that the beautiful designs that decorate the bottle may be incised and gouged in bands running almost the full length of the bottle. The shape complimented by the bands of design lends a very strong rhythm and architecture to this piece.
This bottle is in very good condition, suffering only a hairline crack along the top section and small, minor chips to the rim. 11" tall, 7" diameter, 1.5 pounds.
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$300.00
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