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Wucai kendi with dragons, Qing dynasty, early Kangxi period, China, 1662-1683.
Wucai kendi with dragons, Qing dynasty, early Kangxi period, China, 1662-1683. A kendi with long tapering neck and garlic-shaped top with knobbed cover and long plain globular spout. The body is decorated in wucai enamels with dragons over waves chasing flaming pearls. There is a band of ruyi heads around the base of the spout. The base has a single lingzhi fungus mark in underglaze blue. The kendi shape was a popular export item for centuries with destinations all over the Muslim world.
Unique Identifier
AR919696
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2198px × 2852px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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17th century
artefact
Artifact
Ceramic
CERAMICS
china
CHINESE
color
Container
country
Dragon
DYNASTY
Kangxi period
kendi
LOCATION
Museum of East Asian Art
mythical beast
mythical creature
MYTHOLOGY
Object
Porcelain
pot
Pottery
qing dynasty
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
Vase
wucai