Kendi with figure of Hotei

Details

• Title

  Kendi with figure of Hotei

• Associated people

  Budai (active 10th century AD) (subject)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan › Kyūshū › Saga prefecture › Arita › Arita kiln-sites (place of creation)

  Europe (probable) (probable original location)

  Europe › United Kingdom › England (possible) (possible original location)

• Date

  1660 - 1690
  Edo Period (1600 - 1868)

• Material and technique

  porcelain, mould-made, with polychrome overglaze enamels

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain;

  processed material › enamel

• Technique index

  formed › moulded;

  glazed;

  covered › coated › enamelled

• Object type

  container › vessel › kendi;

  sculpture › figure › figurine

• Dimensions

  19.7 x 17 x 14.8 cm max. (height x width x depth)
  depth at foot 19.7 x 17 x 9 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 37 | Japan 1600 - 1850

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.641

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