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Kraak-type kendi

CultureChinese
OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
PeriodMing dynasty (1368-1644)
Datec.1600-1640
MediumPorcelain with underglaze cobalt blue; white metal
DimensionsOverall: 19.4 x 15.4 cm (7 5/8 x 6 1/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionChinese kendi, porcelain, blue and white kraak porselein, with tall flaring neck and mammiform spout. It is painted with panels of foliage and horses in flight, with a stylized band of wave scrolls at the shoulder and the neck with leaf tip bands. It has a ruyi head motif below the spout, and silvered metal band is applied to the spout tip.
Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
Object numberG01.2.34
Classifications
Asian Ceramics
Sub-classification
Chinese Porcelain
Status
On view
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1690-1710
Object number: G01.2.76.1-2
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1630-1650
Object number: G99.1.8
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1590-1615
Object number: G01.2.30
Lobed jar with "Three Friends of Winter"
c.1600-1640
Object number: G01.2.10
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1600-1640
Object number: G01.2.22
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
late 15th - early 16th century
Object number: G99.1.1
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1635-1644
Object number: G99.1.17
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1635-1644
Object number: G99.1.16
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1600-1640
Object number: G01.2.33
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1635-1640
Object number: G01.2.40
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1600-1625
Object number: G01.2.28
Ewer after an Yixing Form
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
1711-1713
Object number: G83.1.573a-b