Physical description
Porcelain kendi with clear glaze, of bulbous form with long neck and a mammiform spout. Decorated with cranes and clouds painted in white slip on a brown ground. Brown under the base.
Place of Origin
China (made)
Date
first half of the 17th century (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Porcelain with underglaze decoration painted in white on brown
Dimensions
Height: 14.9 cm, Diameter: 11.8 cm
Descriptive line
Kendi, porcelain painted in white on brown with cranes and clouds, China, Qing dynasty, first half of the 17th century
Production Note
Register
Materials
Porcelain; Slip
Techniques
Painted; Glazed; Brown and white
Subjects depicted
Cranes; Clouds
Categories
Ceramics; Porcelain
Collection
East Asia Collection