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Lot Essay
Kendi were widely used in Asia for the ceremonial drinking of water or taking medicine. From the 1660s, kendi were made in Japan for export mainly to Asia as they were not used in the domestic market. Many have been found in Indonesia, Thailand and as here Vietnam, but some were also exported to the Netherlands by the Dutch East India Company (VOC). In the Netherlands, kendi were more for interior decoration, sometimes used as vases. For more about kendi, see Christiaan J.A. Jorg, Fine and Curious, Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections, (Amsterdam, 2003), p. 63.
For other examples of kendi, see:
Christiaan J.A. Jorg, Fine and Curious, Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections, (Amsterdam, 2003), p. 64-66 (Princessehof Museum, Leeuwarden; Groninger Museum, Groningen)
Oliver Impey, Japanese Export Porcelain – Catalogue of The Collection of The Ashmolean Museum Oxford, (Amsterdam, 2002), p. 183, no. 288. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)
Ko-Imari Chosa Iinkai ed., Ko-Imari [Old Imari], (Kyoto, 1958), p. 211, no. 39 and 40
For other examples of kendi, see:
Christiaan J.A. Jorg, Fine and Curious, Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections, (Amsterdam, 2003), p. 64-66 (Princessehof Museum, Leeuwarden; Groninger Museum, Groningen)
Oliver Impey, Japanese Export Porcelain – Catalogue of The Collection of The Ashmolean Museum Oxford, (Amsterdam, 2002), p. 183, no. 288. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)
Ko-Imari Chosa Iinkai ed., Ko-Imari [Old Imari], (Kyoto, 1958), p. 211, no. 39 and 40