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Cobalt Blue Kendi
Le-So Dynasty 15th-16th c. Vietnam
Length: 20 cm
A Kendi form ritual stoneware ewer with compressed bulbous body surmounted by a tall neck that flares up to a disk-shaped mouth. A large mammo-form spout emanates from one side, and constricts to a very small mouth opening at its upturned end.
The entire piece is covered in a fine cobalt blue, likely of Persian origin. It has a flattened foot rim and a shallow underfoot washed in iron oxide brown.
Condition: Disk and spout with chip repairs.
Similar piece published in “Hidden Treasures 2000 years of Vietnamese Ceramics” by Jochen May. 2000, Pl. 72
Provenance:
Hoi An Hoard, Butterfields 2000, lot 48
John R. Menke Collection
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