Kendi
1730-1740 (made)
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Kendi possibly designed to be used as a Hooka base.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels |
| Brief description | Kendi, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels; China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, 1730-1740 |
| Physical description | Kendi possibly designed to be used as a Hooka base. |
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| Object history | Purchased from Robert Murdoch Smith, accessioned in 1876. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. From the RICHARD collection, Iran |
| Production | label |
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| Bibliographic reference | Kerr, Rose and Luisa E. Mengoni Chinese Export Ceramics London: V&A Publishing, 2011, p.112, pl.160 |
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| Accession number | 1679-1876 |
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| Record created | March 7, 2000 |
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