Cup with boys in a garden in doucai color, Ming dynasty, Chenghua reign, 1465-1487-China Archive

Image Number: K1B003537N000000000PAD
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: drinking vessel
Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
Description:
Close the mouth, deep the wall, and circle the feet. The outer wall is painted with a picture of five children playing. All the vessels are outlined with underglaze blue and white, and then filled with red, green and ochre colors. Divide the surface into two parts: Hushi, plantain and palm. One group of children picks green, and the other group plays kite flying. The mouth and foot are decorated with four green threads. The inner surface is plain white without lines. The blue and white “Ming Dynasty Chenghua Year System” in the back cover is in regular script with six characters on both sides.