Ewer with grapevine decoration in cloisonne enamels, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)-China Archive

Image Number: C1E000555N000000000PAB
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Enamel wares
Function: Container
Material: Minerals/Metals/Copper
Description:
Copper tire, high crown type cover, with peach shaped button, square flow, ear shaped handle, with button on the handle, which should be connected to the cover with a flat bottom. The whole vessel is made of blue ground glaze. The lid, neck, flow and handle are decorated with various flower and leaf patterns. The shoulder of the pot is decorated with three free flowing flowers. The interior is decorated with grape patterns between the flowers. The gaps are decorated with tendril patterns. The decorative patterns are all over the vessel. The shape is not the traditional Chinese shape, and it has a Muslim world style.