Kendi
1550-1600 (made)
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Kendi with rounded octagonal body and short expanding neck, painted with figures of children and scrolls in blue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in cobalt blue |
| Brief description | Kendi with rounded octagonal body and short expanding neck, Jingdezhen, 1550-1600. |
| Physical description | Kendi with rounded octagonal body and short expanding neck, painted with figures of children and scrolls in blue. |
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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 |
| Bibliographic reference | Kerr, Rose and Luisa E. Mengoni Chinese Export Ceramics London: V&A Publishing, 2011.
pp.21-22, pl.14 |
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| Accession number | 1592-1876 |
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| Record created | March 7, 2000 |
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