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Description: Porcelain kendi, silver nozzle, under glaze blue and white, with floral designs showing brownish crackle towards bottom of body. Kendi, a container which is usually handleless, holding liquid with a broad opening on top for inserting liquid and usually only one spout for pouring, used for washing hands by Moslem and bonzes. As a well-known form in the Southeast Asian repertoire of vessels, and it has played a significant role in the rituals and daily life of the region since ancient times. Introduced into China around the Sui and Tang dynasties. For export.
Collection: HUMAN HISTORYAccession Number: 1944.19Accession Date: Jan 1944Description: Porcelain kendi, silver nozzle, under glaze blue and white, with floral designs showing brownish crackle towards bottom of body. Kendi, a container which is…