Caption

Kendi vessel, Artemisia motif, bottles, ceramics, floral pattern, Chinese art, Qing style 1644–1911, colored porcelain, kendi, reclaimed provenance. Bulbous bottle with a long neck and a flared spout; second spout is bell-shaped at the collar. Border features flowers against a spiderweb background and artemisia leaves on the neck. 18th century, China. Height 23.7 cm; diameter 16 cm., A rounded ceramic vessel with a long narrow neck and a flared rim sits against a plain background, predominantly deep blue in color with a glossy finish and subtle gold-painted floral decorations on its bulbous body; the rim shows a band with a lighter, off-white inner surface and a patterned edge in a reddish-brown hue, and a small protruding spout on the shoulder shares the deep blue glaze with a hint of the lighter color at its tip.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_488

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (1.1Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Kendi vessel Artemisia motif bottles ceramics floral pattern Chinese art Qing style 1644–1911 colored porcelain kendi reclaimed provenance Bulbous bottle long neck flared spout second spout bell-shaped collar Border features flowers spiderweb background artemisia leaves neck 18th century China Height 23.7 cm diameter 16 cm rounded ceramic vessel long narrow neck flared rim sits plain background predominantly deep blue color glossy finish subtle gold-painted floral decorations bulbous body rim band lighter off-white inner surface patterned edge reddish-brown hue small protruding spout shoulder shares deep blue glaze hint lighter color tip.