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Stoneware drinking vessel (kendi) in the form of an elephant with underglaze blue decorations. The glaze is very glossy, and the base is unglazed
The vessel has a tall spreading handle, which is decorated with a prunus tree and bird. The mouth serves as a spout, the eyes are outlined in blue, and there is a cloud collar on the shoulders. A blanket hangs down the elephant's sides and is decorated with a variety of motfis: a thunder pattern, a jui pattern on a scallopped ground, another thunder patter, than a fringe. A small tail on the back is in underglaze blue, as are the trappings on the haunches. The base is slightly conclave.
History note: Purchased in the Malay states
One of twenty-five pieces of Chinese pottery and porcelain given by Ivor H.N. Evans, MA, Clare College
Height: 16 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1905-04-07) by Evans, Ivor, H.N., MA
Accession number: C.30-1924
Primary reference Number: 74317
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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