Longquan kiln green glaze carved pomegranate style statue

[Longquan kiln blue-glaze carved pomegranate statue]

Longquan kiln blue-glaze carved pomegranate statue, Ming Dynasty, height 36.4 cm, caliber 18.4 cm, foot diameter 15.5 cm
The mouth of the statue is carved with rhombus patterns, the surface is carved with curly branch patterns, and the outer ring is embossed with milk nail patterns. The middle part of the neck is convex, and the upper part is carved with flower patterns of tangled branches, and the lower part is carved with Ruyi cloud head patterns of tangled branches. The shoulder is carved with money patterns. The abdomen is carved with tangled chrysanthemum patterns, supplemented by leaf patterns, and the space is decorated with grate patterns. Carve chrysanthemum petal pattern near the foot. The inside, outside and inside of the ring foot are painted with blue glaze. The circle is wide and thick
The decoration of this article is fine and vivid, the glaze color is clear and clear, fresh and elegant, and it is a treasure of Longquan porcelain of the Ming Dynasty. Its shape imitates the shape of pomegranate, but it is not rigid, but combines the characteristics of the shape of porcelain statue, and strives to make the shape conform to the unique nature of porcelain
The production of Longquan Kiln in the Ming Dynasty was still very prosperous and became a large kiln outside Jingdezhen. Longquan kiln porcelain in the early Ming Dynasty was basically the same as that in the Yuan Dynasty in terms of production technology, and the decorative techniques were mainly carving and scribing. Longquan kiln porcelain of the Ming Dynasty generally has a thick body and a vigorous and rough shape, which has a unique style in the porcelain of the Ming Dynasty. Although its glaze layer is thick and its color is not as green as the pink and plum green in the Song Dynasty, it also maintains the characteristics of light green, gray, bright and calm glaze of Longquan kiln.

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