Kendi with panels depicting kirin, or horned creatures, among fire-clouds

Details

• Title

  Kendi with panels depicting kirin, or horned creatures, among fire-clouds

• Associated people

  Soame Jenyns (1904 - 1976) (owner)

• 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

  late 17th century
  Edo Period (1600 - 1868)

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with polychrome overglaze enamels

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain;

  processed material › enamel

• Technique index

  glazed;

  covered › coated › enamelled

• Object type

  container › vessel › kendi

• Dimensions

  depth at foot 19.4 x 17.5 x 9.1 cm max. (height x width x depth)
  depth at mouth 19.4 x 17.5 x 7.4 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.642

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