Lidded jar with dragons in doucai painted enamels and tian mark, Ming dynasty, Chenghua reign, 1465-1487-China Archive

Image Number: K1B006076N000000000PAG
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Container
Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
Description:
The mouth of this jar cover is wide and straight, with a short neck and a slightly wide shoulder. The abdomen is full at the top and closed at the bottom to form a slight arc. This work draws a Kui dragon head to tail on both sides of the abdomen. The head and nose of the dragon are raised like an elephant’s nose, the mouth is opened, the tongue spits out lotus flowers, the feet are like tortoise feet with four claws, the dragon body walks in a wavy shape, the wings and tail are painted in a curly grass pattern, the blue and white outline line is filled with green glaze color, the surrounding of the dragon is painted with Ruyi Cloud, and the blue and white flowers are used to render it, the shoulders and the bottom of the abdomen are painted with a pitching deformed lotus petal pattern, and then filled with yellow glaze color, the cover is wide and flat, the edge of the cover is dotted with small flowers, and the petals are filled with red glaze color, The word “sky” is written in blue and white on the outsole heart. The whole picture is lively and the color is clear and lovely. The “Heaven” shaped jar is a very special kind of Chenghua Doucai porcelain. It was unearthed near the former site of the Ming Dynasty Imperial Factory in Zhushan, Jingdezhen