Short stem bowl with shou (longevity) character, dragons and phoenixes in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Jiajing reign, 1522-1566
- Image Number: K1B008465N000000000PAB
- Dynasty: Ming dynasty
- Category: Ceramics
- Function: Container
- Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
- Description:
Round mouth, arc wall, high circle foot bowl, with gray glaze and indigo cobalt material. There are two blue lines along the mouth of the inner wall and the center of the bowl. The word “longevity” is left blank in the center and is cobalt blue. Four pairs of birds are painted on the inner wall and they live on the branches of peaches and plums. There are two lines along the outer wall mouth, one pair of cranes, one pair of dragons and one pair of phoenixes on the belly, and the gaps are decorated with cloud patterns. In the double circles of the foot, Jiajing six character regular script and double line money are enclosed with two yellow signatures from the Qing Palace, each book “Honoring the lower library of the office” and “A blue and white porcelain bowl with dragon, phoenix and longevity characters”. This kind of high circle foot bowl is matched with the old porcelain 4586 “Ming Xuande blue and white lotus bowl with eight auspicious patterns” Kezibi, or related to the use of religious sacrificial vessels. There are similar works in the Forbidden City in Beijing.
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