Incense burner with openwork decoration and flowers design in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Yongle reign (1403-1424)

Incense burner with openwork decoration and flowers design in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Yongle reign (1403-1424)

• Image Number: K1B017815N000000000PAE
• Dynasty: Ming dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Incense set
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  Blue and white flower pattern hollowed out flower fumigation is tall and elegant, which is not only rare in handed down products, but also not found in archaeological sites. The belly of the utensil is huge and round, and it is divided into upper and lower parts from the middle. The cover of the utensil body is connected with the mother mouth. The top of the upper part is decorated with buttons, and the lower part has round beads, ribs, thin necks, and sloping shoulders. There are three layers of hollowed out decorative belts. The lower part has a round belly, which bears the high foot, and the ring foot is outside. The whole vessel is divided into twelve layers of patterns with blue and white flowers. The patterns are ingeniously matched with the hollows. The fragrance can slowly flow from the hollows, which is both practical and beautiful. It is very ingenious. This is the only flower incense in the early Ming Dynasty, except for a book in the Victoria and Albert Museum in Britain that has a post copy of the book “Made in the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty”.