Blue-and-white kendi with crayfish

On display

This vessel form was favoured in southeast Asia, and often exported there from China.

Title

Blue-and-white kendi with crayfish
Associated place

Jingdezhen kilns (place of creation)

South-east Asia (probable) (probable original location)
Date

2nd half of the 16th century
Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644)
Material and technique

porcelain, with modelled decoration and underglaze painting in cobalt-blue
Material index

porcelain
Technique index

painted;

modelled;

glazed
Object type

kendi
Dimensions

22 x 16 x 14.5 cm max. (height x width x depth)
depth at base 22 x 15.5 x 10.6 cm max. (height x width x depth)
No. of items

1
Credit line

Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.
Museum location

Second floor | Gallery 38 | China from AD 800
Museum department

Eastern Art
Accession no.

EA1978.1936