Lotus-shaped dish with four-seasons flowers decoration in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Yongle reign (1403-1424)-China Archive

Image Number: K1B006109N000000000PAF
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Container
Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
Description:
The fetal bone of the blue and white plate is thick, and the white fetal body is exposed at the bottom. The plate body is in the shape of twelve lotus petals, with a wide mouth, shallow walls, and a short circle foot. On the lips, a circle of ganoderma lucidum is painted. Inside and outside the mural, there are six kinds of four season flowers and two groups of twelve branches. In the center of the plate, there are five four season flowers painted on the twig. The internal and external patterns are separated by green lines. It has been a tradition since the 14th century to separate different parts of the artifacts with blue lines, such as lips, inner walls, and cores, and to decorate them with flower patterns. Compared with the previous generation, Yongle blue and white porcelain has a more comfortable layout, more space left, less layers, a clear principal and subordinate decorative picture, and the main patterns in the core are eye-catching