Angled-rim basin with intertwined flowers decoration in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Yongle reign (1403-1424)-China Archive

Image Number: K1B017664N000000000PAE
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: water vessels
Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
Description:
The blue and white folding along washing is a new shape of Chinese ceramics made under the influence of Islamic culture in the early 15th century. The special shape originates from the folding along washing of brass and colored glass in West Asia and North Africa, which can be regarded as a specific product of cultural exchanges. The folding edge cleans the opening, the opening edge is extravagant, the wall is deep, the wall is slightly concave, and the flat bottom is not enough. The whole vessel is decorated with blue and white flowers, except that the bottom of the vessel is exposed. The first piece is folded along the inner bottom and painted with geometric patterns. The strokes are thin and strong. The inner and outer walls are decorated with flowers of various colors. Four groups of sea waves are painted along the mouth. The hospital also has a blue and white folded edge wash with the same characteristics of the Yongle period. The folding edge washing size of this piece is similar to that of the previous one, and the shape is similar to that of the body glaze. The bottom of the utensil is exposed, and the whole utensil is decorated with blue and white flowers. Except that the wave pattern has been changed to twelve intertwined flowers along the mouth, the inner bottom center and bottom