Pouring Vessel (Kendi) with Flowers and Fruits, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Wanli period (1573–1620), late 16th century, China, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), H. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Ceramics, Chinese manufacture of this drinking vessel with a long neck and a spout, known as kendi (a Malay word), began during the fourteenth century for export to Muslim communities in Southeast Asia. By the sixteenth century it was carried farther afield to the Middle East, where Persian copies were made
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Pouring Vessel, Kendi, Flowers, Fruits, Ming dynasty, 1368–1644, Wanli period, 1573–1620, late 16th century, China, Porcelain painted, cobalt blue under transparent glaze, Jingdezhen ware, H, 7 3/8, 18.7 cm, W, 5 1/2, 14, Ceramics, Chinese manufacture, drinking vessel, long neck, spout, kendi, Malay word, fourteenth, export, Muslim communities, Southeast Asia, sixteenth carried farther, afield, Middle East, Persian copies
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