PROPERTY OF THE ASIAN ART MUSEUM OF SAN FRANCISCO, SOLD TO BENEFIT FUTURE ACQUISITIONS A GROUP OF THREE ANIMAL-FORM STONEWARE KENDIThailand, 14th - mid-16th century prising a globular kendi in the form of a hamsa , the plump bird mounted by a deity, the wings, tail and other details accented in brown against the celadon glaze; a cockerel-form kendi with the feathers, scales of the leg, and other features painted in underglaze brown beneath a translucent celadon glaze; and a globular kendi in the form of a caparisoned elephant, the details picked out in brown against the celadon-glazed body. 9in (22.9cm) height of tallest (3). Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. Provenance: Kendi in the form of a hamsa : The James and Elaine Connell Collection of Thai Ceramics Collection of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, gifted from the above, (object no. 1990.154) Kendi in the form of a cockerel: The James and Elaine Connell Collection of Thai Ceramics Collection of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, gifted from the above, (object no. 1990.118) Kendi in the form of an elephant: The James and Elaine Connell Collection of Thai Ceramics Collection of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, gifted from the above, (object no. 1989.34.45) Published and Exhibited: Kendi in the form of a hamsa : Thai Ceramics: The James and Elaine Connell Collection , Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, 1993, cat. no. 74. Kendi in the form of an elephant: Thai Ceramics: The James and Elaine Connell Collection , Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, 1993, cat. no. 73.