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Water vessel (kendi)

Date7th century
Label TextThe early porcelain in northern China is not perfectly white; the glaze often has a yellow or green tint.
Object number49.140
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Glaze, Pattern and Image: Decoration in Chinese Ceramics", September 7, 2002 - November 19, 2002 Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe", February 17, 2000-May 7, 2000 (2/17/2000 - 5/7/2000)Published ReferencesEmerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates, "Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe", Seattle Art Museum, 2000, pg. 18
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions6 3/4 in. (17.15 cm), height 3 3/4 in. (9.53 cm), diameter
MediumNorthern white ware, hard paste porcelain
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