Ewer with incised plantain, bamboo and garden stone decoration, Longquan ware, Ming dynasty, Hongwu reigns, 1368-1398

Ewer with incised plantain, bamboo and garden stone decoration, Longquan ware, Ming dynasty, Hongwu reigns, 1368-1398

• Image Number: K1B016957N000000000PAD
• Dynasty: Ming dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  The body of this pot holding device is like a spring shaped jade pot, with the mouth tilted, the neck tied and the shoulders slung, the belly hanging up and down, and the feet in a short circle; One side is a plate shaped handle with a curved arch connecting the neck and abdomen; The other side is a long curved flow opening, and is connected with the neck with an irregular strip cloud plate imprinted with flow moire. The whole vessel is covered with green glaze, the glaze color is bright and clear, slightly showing long pieces; The bottom edge of the circle foot is unglazed, showing vermilion. The outer wall of the utensil and the surrounding wall of the flow are decorated with flowers, and the neck of the utensil is decorated with banana leaf patterns, moire patterns, and ganoderma lucidum patterns; The abdomen is carved as a garden scene, and plantain trees are planted in the lake rocks and railings. The pattern is very similar to the previous underglaze red work, showing the same “official style”.