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

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

• Image Number: K1B013396N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Ming dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  The mouth of the bowl is outward, with deep arc wall, short circle foot, and the carcass is light. The body is decorated with blue and white flowers. The inner edge of the bowl is surrounded by blue and white square patterns, the center of the bowl is surrounded by brocade patterns, and there is a lotus pond scene inside. The inner wall is decorated with twigs, flowers and leaves. The outer wall of the utensil is painted with blue and white small square pattern along the edge, and the outer wall is painted with tangled flower patterns. The flowers are painted with small grids after the border is painted. It should be a work of Yongle period. Works with the same decorative layout also have snow flowers painted in blue and white. There are also two kinds of blue and white ornaments with Xuande model and without style.