Lamp with floral decoration in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Xuande reign (1426-1435)
- Image Number: K1B005957N000000000PAB
- Dynasty: Ming dynasty
- Category: Ceramics
- Function: Container
- Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
- Description:
The blue and white flower lamps, which are imitated from Islamic lamps, reveal the scene of the 15th century kiln exchanges between China and Western Asia. The lamp wall and the foot are decorated with a row of horizontal patterns. The bearing plate under the foot is painted with a square dot pattern on the edge. The shoulder is decorated with a row of horizontal patterns in blue and white regular script, “Xuande Year of the Ming Dynasty”. The appearance of Xuande official funds is regarded as the beginning of official porcelain with the emperor’s year as the symbol of entertainment.
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