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A Rare and Unusual Mother-of-Pearl Kendi
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A Rare and Unusual Mother-of-Pearl Kendi

INDIA, GUJARAT, CIRCA 17TH CENTURY

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A Rare and Unusual Mother-of-Pearl Kendi
India, Gujarat, circa 17th Century
Formed from three intersecting nautilus shells, with a flared neck inset with a mother-of-pearl strainer with openwork floret design and wooden foot inlaid with mother-of-pearl
8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) high

拍品专文

This piece is purported to come out of Tibet, but the use of mother-of-pearl and the craftsmanship point to Gujarat, where exclusive and highly creative pieces were produced from the 16th century onward.
Mother-of-pearl inlaid vessels were highly desirable collectibles in the Kunstkammern accross Europe and some pieces might have been specifically made for the Tibetan market; for a pair of ewers and basins and a general discussion, see A. Jaffer, Luxury Goods from India, 2002, p. 38f.