Reddish double-layer camellia disc

[Reddish double-layer camellia disc]

Reddish double-layer camellia disc, Ming Yongle, height 4.1 cm, caliber 32.5 cm, foot diameter 25 cm. The old collection of the Qing Palace.
Round, diffuse and shallow, round foot. Carve red paint patterns on the yellow paint plain ground. The tray is carved with double-layer tea patterns. The camellias are in full bloom. The upper and lower layers are through the branches and stems, luxuriant and not messy. The outer wall is also carved with double-layer tea patterns. The outer bottom is painted with ochre paint, and the left foot is stitched with the “Ming Yongle Year” running script
The technological features of this plate are mainly reflected in the design of double-layer patterns, which has produced an unexpected aesthetic feeling. In the works handed down from generation to generation, we can see that the double-layer flower pattern existed in the Yuan Dynasty, and increased in the Yongle period, and the paint quality was excellent, the pattern was full, and the flowers seen were camellia, peony, rose, etc