Featured Chicken Porcelain Ewer

Japanese? Modern or it may have age?

 

French? Mediterranean?

 

Don’t know. The glaze is kind of celadonish, that’s why I thought Asian maybe. I guess the spout is supposed to be dragon?

 

I think the original idea is Chinese but this is probably a modern version.

 

The ones you posted last are all models of a ghendi or kendi, a vessel made in most Southeast Asian countries. Your elephant vessel is a kendi. I don't recognize this one as a Southeast Asian kendi.

 

The posted examples are Chinese.How is it mine different from the others? Could not find identical but the general idea is the same.

 

That's a chicken for sure.

 

I think that is one thing that is for certain.
Although the Chinese tend to call them phoenix kendis. One person's chicken is another person's phoenix.
It is not porcelain, by the way, maybe stoneware?

I agree, it is very different. I think that can only be explained by a different origin.
Maybe European made for the Asian market? Sounds like a reversal of the usual pattern, but the Dutch and English did make ceramics for the Asian market. Not that I recognize this as Dutch. I don't know much about English ceramics, but it doesn't strike me as English.
Or maybe an Asian country we don't usually see ceramics from.
Or it could just be French/Mediterranean and happen to have a passing resemblance with a kendi.

 

Portugal?

 

Indeed this may not be a chicken but phoenix head. Not very convinced about the Euro origin. Celadon type of glaze, chicken or phoenix, dragon handle..

 

It's Asian IMO. I don't think it's super old, maybe 50s/60s?