Flask with paired ruyi handles and camellia decoration in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Yongle reign (1403-1424)

Flask with paired ruyi handles and camellia decoration in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Yongle reign (1403-1424)

• Image Number: K1B016759N000000000PAE
• Dynasty: Ming dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  Ruyier porcelain flat pots were fired in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty. Their shapes were influenced by Islamic pottery and glassware. They were continuously fired in the Xuande period. At present, there are two kinds of white glaze and blue and white. Among them, blue and white flowers are decorated with flowers, birds, flowers and figures. This flat pot has a small mouth, a thin neck, a flat round abdomen, and a flat bottom without feet. There is an ear on both sides of the neck to connect the neck and shoulder. An obvious contact mark can be seen in the center of the abdomen. The whole vessel is decorated with blue and white flowers. The neck is painted with twigs of flowers. The shoulder is decorated with a banana leaf pattern. The two sides of the banana leaf are slightly tinged. There is a blooming camellia on both sides of the abdomen.