Square basin with green phonix decoration on a yellow ground, Ming dynasty, Jiajing reign (1522-1566)-China Archive

Image Number: K1B016831N000000000PAE
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: water vessels
Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
Description:
In Jiajing, colored porcelain was popular, and the color matching was lively and bright. One example is a square wash with delicate yellow glaze as the ground and green glaze as the highlight of the conical lines. The inner mouth of the utensil is decorated with ganoderma lucidum patterns around the cone, and a green color line is decorated on the top and bottom. The inner bottom of the utensil is decorated with a phoenix and a crane in green color, and the middle is decorated with ganoderma lucidum and “longevity” character seal script, and the gap is decorated with cloud patterns and square circles. The outer wall of the utensil is tapered with two pairs of phoenixes, decorated with intertwining lotus patterns, the lower edge of the outer abdomen is decorated with a circle of banana leaf patterns, the outer wall of the foot is tapered with cloud patterns, the outer bottom is painted with white glaze, and the words “Made in Jiajing, Ming Dynasty” are printed in blue and white script.