Sujet
Wucai kendi with dragons, Qing dynasty, early Kangxi period, China, 1662-1683. Artist: Unknown
Légende
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.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art
Date
1662
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B73_396
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
17,9Mo (610,2Ko) / 18,7cm x 24,0cm / 2205 x 2840 (300dpi)