Sukhothai ritual ewer: Hamsa Kendi.
€900,00
- Hamsa-shapedKendi, richly decorated, probably from the Si Satchanalai or Sawankhalok kilns, 15th/16th century.
- Kendi were used for a wide variety of purposes in addition to their main function as pouring or drinking vessels. In Southeast Asia, they were important ritual vessels used for ceremonies such as weddings.
- Hamsa is a swan or goose, the mount of the creator god Brahma. It is a symbol of purity, detachment, divine knowledge, cosmic breath and supreme spiritual fulfillment.
- Provenance: Estate of collector and art dealer Claude de Marteau.
- Sold with certificate of origin.
- H 17 cm x W 17 cm x D 12 cm
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