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Bottle (Kendi)

Red stoneware bottle decorated with reliefs of dragons on cylindrical neck and flowers on spherical body. The vessel's left shoulder has a projecting dragon head.
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  • Red stoneware bottle decorated with reliefs of dragons on cylindrical neck and flowers on spherical body. The vessel's left shoulder has a projecting dragon head.

Date:

c. 1710

Artist:

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
German, founded 1710

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)

Title

Bottle (Kendi)

Place

Meissen (Object made in:)

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1705–1715

Medium

Böttger stoneware

Dimensions

17.5 × 12.1 × 10.8 cm (6 7/8 × 4 3/4 × 4 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Norman Chatain in memory of Professor Alfred Chatain

Reference Number

1959.479

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