Gold-painted bowl with lotus pawn decoration in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Yongle reign (1403-1424)-China Archive

Image Number: K1B004419N000000000PAB
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Container
Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
Description:
The shape and decorative techniques of the golden bowl were both original in the Yongle period. 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 and gold color. The green and gold match each other, which is gorgeous and eye-catching. 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 most special thing is to use gold color to make intertwining flower and leaf patterns on the inner wall. The outer wall of the utensil is painted with blue and white small square pattern along the lower edge. The square is pasted with gold. The outer wall is painted with twig flower patterns. The flowers are painted with small grids after the border is painted. There are golden snowflakes in the feet of the outer bottom. Works with the same decorative layout also have snow flowers painted in blue and white. In addition, there are works with blue and white painted patterns without gold color. There are also two kinds of works with Xuande model and without style. view