A Chinese blue and white kraak porcelain kendi Wanli 1573-1620

£5,000 - £7,000 £4,500

A Chinese blue and white kraak porcelain kendi Wanli 1573-1620, moulded with leaves extending over the body, the rim formed as pomegranate petals, painted with panels containing flowers, a bird perched on rockwork to the neck, 19cm.

Cf. M Rinaldi, Kraak Porcelain a Moment in the History of Trade, pl. 227, where an almost identical kendi is illustrated.