Underglaze red vase with peony pattern

[underglaze red peony pattern holding pot]

underglaze red peony pattern holding pot, 32 cm in height, 7.3 cm in diameter, and 11 cm in foot diameter
Lip mouth, thin neck, oblique shoulder, large belly, round foot. The pot body is made of jade spring bottle. One side of the pot body is equipped with a curved and slender pot flow, which is connected with the pot body with a cloud-plate ornament, and the other side is equipped with a crank, which is connected between the neck and abdomen, and the upper end of the handle is equipped with a small series. The pot is painted with underglaze red patterns all over the body, a circle of echo patterns on the lip, a circle of scorched leaf patterns, echo patterns, and tangled ganoderma lucidum patterns on the neck, a circle of tangled peony patterns on the abdomen, a circle of tangled flowers on the pot flow, a circle of tangled gardenia patterns on the handle, a circle of deformed lotus petal patterns near the foot, and a circle of grass patterns on the outside wall of the foot. The foot is covered with white glaze, without style
This pot has a beautiful shape and smooth decorative lines. In terms of decoration style, it has changed the characteristics of dense decoration in the Yuan Dynasty, and the layout has become increasingly sparse and clear. With the method of layered decoration, the painting is rough and neat, with distinct characteristics of the times
The underglaze red porcelain in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty is mostly large utensils such as large plates, large bowls, large pots, jade pots, spring bottles, plum vases, and holding pots. The decorative patterns are mainly various tangled branches, broken branches, and bunched flowers. In addition, there are decorative patterns such as pine, bamboo, plum, garden plantain, and dragon and phoenix. In this period, the underglaze red hair color is not very bright, mostly in red and gray-black color. The hair color of this pot is relatively bright and pure, which is a rare treasure.

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