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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 245902, member: 2844&quot;]It is a lovely rustic ghendi or khendi, probably from southeast Asia. The glaze could be classed as celadon, which is just a term for pale bluish green.</p><p>The designs are carved into the clay before glazing, which is how you get that depth in the glaze. After firing, the ghendi is cooled, that causes the attractive crackle glaze. It is a controlled process, you have to know what you are doing to get the desired crackle pattern.</p><p>A ghendi is a ewer for water or wine. The shape originated in Persia, but is very popular in East Asia. Yours is purely decorative because the spout is closed. In a true ghendi it would be open. A ghendi is filled from the top and you can drink from the spout. You hold it high so the spout doesn&#039;t touch your mouth.</p><p>A ghendi usually has a lid, but those get lost. I don&#039;t know if yours was meant to have a lid.</p><p>This is a Ming white and blue ghendi, ca 1600:</p><p><img src="http://lameris.blogbird.nl/uploads/lameris/large/513ebe76b7f9005f36eee0ad40f061a9.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://www.frideslameris.nl/detail/post/6434" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.frideslameris.nl/detail/post/6434" rel="nofollow">http://www.frideslameris.nl/detail/post/6434</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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