Jingdezhen Kiln Blue-and-white Sea Water White Dragon Octagonal Plum Vase

[Jingdezhen Kiln Blue and white sea water white dragon octagonal plum vase]

Blue and white sea water white dragon octagonal plum vase, 46.1 cm high, 6.2 cm diameter, 13.4 cm foot diameter
The fetal bone of the plum vase is thick, the small mouth is flat, and the neck is thin and short. The bottle is slender and has eight edges. The shoulder is decorated with oblique grid brocade pattern. The next week of the brocade pattern is large Ruyi cloud head pattern. The pattern of phoenix or unicorn wearing peony is painted inside. Four white dragons are painted around the middle of the bottle, lined with blue and white sea water and flame patterns. A week of Ruyi cloud head pattern is decorated near the foot, and peony leaves are painted inside
According to the Buddhist scriptures, the mandala starts in the east and ends in the northwest. It is always in eight directions, which means that the Buddha dharma is everywhere. The Yuan court worships Taoism and believes in Buddhism. This weapon is octagonal, and is decorated with dragon patterns, implying the emperor’s authority over the world
This is a large wine ware among the porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty. The fetal bone is fine and white, the enamel is moist and translucent, and the blue and white color is rich and colorful. The blue and white porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty is large and plump in shape, with dense patterns, rich layers, and precise composition. It changes the tradition of the simple layout of porcelain patterns since the Tang and Song dynasties. The meticulous description and complex layers form a colorful artistic style. The large blue and white cloud head patterns on the shoulder and near the foot of the porcelain borrowed from the pattern of the silk shawl of the Yuan Dynasty, and the significant increase in the appearance of dragon patterns was also the characteristic of the porcelain decorative art of this period.