Frog-Shaped Pouring Vessel (Kendi)

Unknown Artist

late 16th–early 17th century

Frog-Shaped Pouring Vessel (Kendi) by Unknown Artist

Medium

Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)

Dimensions

H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); D. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)

Classification

Ceramics

Culture & Period

China · Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Wanli period (1573–1620)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 2009

Accession Number

2009.107

Tags

Frogs

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