Stem bowl with Tibetan letters in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Xuande reign (1426-1435)-China Archive

Image Number: K1B005593N000000000PAB
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Food utensil
Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
Description:
Skim mouth, deep arc wall, high foot slightly extravagant, foot hollow. The outer wall is written in Tibetan for a week, and the interpretation is: “Peace in the day and night, peace in the sun, peace in the day and night forever, and peace in the three treasures (Buddha, Dharma and Monk)”. The bottom edge is decorated with double-layer lotus petal patterns, and the edge of high feet is painted with grass patterns. The outer wall and high feet are decorated with double green lines above and below. The inner wall is in the same Tibetan language as the outer wall for one week. Because the white glaze layer is thick and hard to identify, the center of the tool is carved with a four character seal character “Xuandenian”, with double circles, and decorated with a circle of printed lotus petals. The wall of the bowl is even thin, the round foot is slightly thick, the white glaze is white, the blue glaze is even, the round foot is exposed, delicate and white, and the body glaze is light orange.