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Kendi on a short foot with a glazed base. The globular body with a disk-shaped spout, the cylindrical neck with a mushroom-shaped rim. On the sides in five panels separated by bows, stripes and diapers, antiquities alternating with flower sprays. On the shoulder, reserved against maze diapers, cartouches with peach sprays and ruyi heads. The neck with upright leaves, the rim and the spout with a dense scroll.
This kendi was part of the cargo of an Asian ship that met with disaster in the South China Sea, possibly on its way to Indonesia. The cargo, recovered by captain Micheal Hatcher and subsequently called the Hatcher wreck was dated based on a cyclical date corresponding to 1643 found on two covers of jars. There were late variations of Kraak wares and wares in the Transitional style. This kendi is an example of Kraak porcelain, the majority of the kendis aboard the ship being in this style.
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