Kendi
16th century or 17th century (made)
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Kendi of porcelain, the body bulbous with mammiform spout, the neck long and expanding at top, painted with dark blue floral and scroll patterns.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Kendi, porcelain painted in underglaze blue; China, Ming dynasty, 16th or 17th century |
| Physical description | Kendi of porcelain, the body bulbous with mammiform spout, the neck long and expanding at top, painted with dark blue floral and scroll patterns. |
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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. Bought in Iran (From the Richard collection). |
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| Accession number | 1564-1876 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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