Sawankhalok Stoneware Celadon-glazed Votive Fertility Figure of A Woman Holding A Bird - Ex Museum Collection - 14th-15th

A Rare and Exquisite Sawankhalok Celadon-glazed Votive Fertility Figure of A Woman Holding A Bird
14th-15th Century AD
Sukhothai, Thailand
H11.2×W5.3×D4.8 cm

This is a hand-crafted, part celadon-glazed votive fertility figurine from 14th or 15th century. The figure is a female holding a bird, bare breasted, with hair in a bun on top of her head, sitting cross-legged. It is seated in the traditional posture: both legs are bent, with the right foot pointing backwards and the left foot touching right thigh. The hair is in the traditional top knot. The figures' heads were removed to guarantee fertility.

Provenance:
Collection of the Portland Art Museum, Portland, accession no. ST1997.14.13, IND 3012
Acquired from an well-known auction house, USA

Exhibition:
The Far East Asia Ancient Art Exhibition, February 3rd - 22th, 1966, Meier & Frank's auditorium, Portland.

Two tags are attached to this lot from the Portland Museum of Art marked with descriptions and accession numbers. Documentation from the Portland Museum of Art containing records of the original collection, exhibitions, etc., will be provided with a copy of the photographs to your e-mail address.

Condition:
Some abrasion caused by age. The neck was broken and then reinforced. Right foot partially missing.

A similar example in the collection of the National Museum of Asian Art, Washington DC:
https://www.si.edu/object/votive-figure-man-holding-fighting-cock:fsg_S2005.292


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