Lidded jar with four-seasons flowers decoration in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Yongle-Xuande reign (1403-1435)

Lidded jar with four-seasons flowers decoration in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Yongle-Xuande reign (1403-1435)

• Image Number: K1B008458N000000000PAF
• Dynasty: Ming dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
• Description:
  Blue and white lid jar lip, short straight neck, plump shoulders, large abdomen, slightly outward looking feet, shallow ring feet, with lid. The fetal bone is thick and heavy. Except that the bottom of the utensil is exposed, the whole utensil is decorated with blue and white flowers. The cover painting has two hooks and four wishful clouds. The clouds are decorated with four flowers and fruits, such as pomegranates and loquats. Between the gaps, there are four flowers, and the buttons are decorated with lotus petals. Four blue lines are painted on the neck of the utensil, clouds are painted on the shoulder, peonies, lotus and chrysanthemums are painted on the belly, and banana leaves are painted around the bottom. Some of the blue and white porcelain of Yongle and Xuande periods used the foreign cobalt material “Su Ma Li Qing”. The blue and white porcelain has a bright hair color, with black and white iron rust spots. Sometimes the decorative patterns are slightly blurred due to the flowing glaze. This kind of blue and white ware is different from the gray and blue of the green materials in the earlier Hongwu period and the clear and bright colors of the green materials in the later Chenghua period, forming a unique and distinctive style.