A BLUE AND WHITE KENDI Chongzhen The compressed rounded body decorated with a gentleman and attendant in a garden amongst plantain and rockwork, the shoulder set with a domed spout with a cylindrical terminal, the slender neck with upright plantain leaves, rising to an everted rim. 19.5cm (7 5/8in) high. Footnotes: 明崇禎 青花人物故事圖軍持 Provenance: Acquired from Robert McPherson Antiques, London, 2001 (collector's notes) Published and Illustrated: M. White, Drinking at the Whites' House: Ceramics from the Whites' House collection, vol. 2, n.p., 2021, p.48 Kendis were largely produced for the Southeast Asian market and were used as pouring or drinking vessels, designed to be held by their spout. They were later introduced through Muslim communities to the Middle East where they were frequently repurposed as kalians. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing