Bowl with ganoderma lucidum decoration in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Yongle reign (1403-1424)

Bowl with ganoderma lucidum decoration in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Yongle reign (1403-1424)

• Image Number: K1B005509N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Ming dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  Wide mouth, narrow lips, deep walls, short legs. The thin white glaze is decorated with blue and white flowers. The inner wall is pure white without lines. Only one chrysanthemum and one peony are painted on the center of the bowl, and the other four seasons flowers and ganoderma lucidum are painted on the outer wall. The overall layout is clear and elegant. There are also many blue and white bowls with the same shape, uniform size and different patterns in the courtyard collection. It is also one of the characteristics of official porcelain that several patterns are applied to works similar to the shape of vessels and the pursuit of regular shape.