Pitcher with floral decoration in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Xuande reign (1426-1435)
- Image Number: C1B002278N000000000PAB
- Dynasty: Ming dynasty
- Category: Ceramics
- Function: Floral apparatus
- Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
- Description:
Water with blue and white flowers. The mouth is slightly extravagant, the neck is straight, and the abdomen is huge, connecting the neck and abdomen as desired, and the flat bottom is concave into the foot. The whole vessel is painted with underglaze cobalt blue glaze, which is dark blue. The neck of the utensil is decorated with lotus petal patterns. A circle of ridges is decorated between the neck and the abdomen, and a circle of ripples is decorated under the ribs. The outer wall of the abdomen is decorated with tangled flowers and leaves. Large flowers are decorated in full bloom at equal intervals. On the top of it, there is also a horizontal single line six character regular script of “Xuande Nian System of the Ming Dynasty”. The outer wall of the abdomen is decorated with a circle of grass patterns near the bottom. The bottom is exposed. This kind of utensil can also be seen in Islamic metal ware or works exchanged with Islam during the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty.
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