Duck-Shaped Vessel

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

ASIA.1979.099

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ASIA.1979.099

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

1998

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1998

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

Asian; Southeast Asian; Vietnamese

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Asian; Southeast Asian; Vietnamese

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Vietnamese

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Vietnamese

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Duck-Shaped Vessel

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Duck-Shaped Vessel

Title

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View:

Full view

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Full view

View

false

Creation Date:

15th century

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15th century

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1400

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1400

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1499

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1499

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Stoneware painted with underglaze cobalt blue

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Stoneware painted with underglaze cobalt blue

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Ceramics

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Ceramics

Classification Term

false

Creation Place:

Vietnam

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Vietnam

Creation Place

false

Dimensions:

H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); L. 8 in. (20.3 cm)

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H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); L. 8 in. (20.3 cm)

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

Asia Society

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Asia Society

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

New York, New York, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1979.099

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1979.099

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection

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Asia Society: The Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.asiasociety.org

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<a href="http://www.asiasociety.org"target="_new">http://www.asiasociety.org</a>

Rights

false

Context:

The history of pottery in Southeast Asia reflects complicated relationships among the ceramics of the region's different countries and peoples, as well as with the ceramics of China to the north. This charming duck-shaped vessel attests to the internationalism of Vietnamese traditions during the 15th century. In China, the motif of a single or a pair of mandarin ducks often symbolizes marital bliss; however, duck-shaped vessels were not common in Chinese ceramics. It is possible that the impetus behind the development of this vessel comes from the Indonesian tradition of the kendi, a drinking vessel distinguished by a spherical body and the use of the neck as both a handle and for filling the vessel. Vietnamese potters often modified the kendi by transforming the spout into the head of an animal or fish and painting scales, fins, or feathers on the sides; this appealing vessel belongs to that tradition.

Duck-shaped containers such as this one are often identified as water droppers because of their small spout openings. The four lugs on this vessel are unusual. Perhaps used to secure a cover or to suspend the vessel, lugs of this type are not found on kendi, suggesting that this vessel was intended for secular rather than ritual use.

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The history of pottery in Southeast Asia reflects complicated relationships among the ceramics of the region's different countries and peoples, as well as with the ceramics of China to the north. This charming duck-shaped vessel attests to the internationalism of Vietnamese traditions during the 15th century. In China, the motif of a single or a pair of mandarin ducks often symbolizes marital bliss; however, duck-shaped vessels were not common in Chinese ceramics. It is possible that the impetus behind the development of this vessel comes from the Indonesian tradition of the kendi, a drinking vessel distinguished by a spherical body and the use of the neck as both a handle and for filling the vessel. Vietnamese potters often modified the kendi by transforming the spout into the head of an animal or fish and painting scales, fins, or feathers on the sides; this appealing vessel belongs to that tradition.Duck-shaped containers such as this one are often identified as water droppers because of their small spout openings. The four lugs on this vessel are unusual. Perhaps used to secure a cover or to suspend the vessel, lugs of this type are not found on kendi, suggesting that this vessel was intended for secular rather than ritual use.

Context

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