Stem bowl with five dragons decoration in sweet-white glaze, Ming dynasty, Yongle reign (1403-1424)-China Archive

Image Number: K1B003895N000000000PAC
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Container
Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
Description:
The mouth is wide, deep, and high. The embryo is fine and white, the bowl wall is thin, and the foot wall is thick. The whole body is covered with transparent glaze, and the feet are exposed at the ground. On the inner wall of the body, there are five dragon patterns on the cone arch. In the center of the bowl, there is a double line four character seal script style of “Yongle Nian”, with lace. In the “Book and Reward List for Buddha Dharma King Dabao”, it can be seen that on the first day of the first month of the sixth year of Yongle, Emperor Yongle once gave Dabao Dharma King five white porcelain tea clocks with five dragon patterns and four white porcelain tea clocks with two dragons, equipped with red oil slanting leather dice hands. In contrast to the works now hidden in Tibet, the tea bell given by it should be similar to the goblet of five dragons and two dragons seen in front of us.