Blue and white pressure cup (lion ball center)

[Blue and white hand pressure cup (lion ball center)]

Blue and white hand pressure cup (lion ball center), Ming Yongle, height 5.2 cm, caliber 9.3 cm, foot diameter 3.9 cm
The cup is skimmed, the bottom is rich, and the feet are circled. Interior and exterior blue and white decoration. The cup core has a single circle of interior decoration with double lions playing ball pattern, and the inside of the ball is decorated with blue and white seal characters of “Yongle Year”. The outer wall is painted with plum blossom patterns along the lower edge, the belly is painted with tangled branches and lotus patterns, and the outer wall is painted with curled grass patterns. The pattern spacing is 9 lines of blue and white strings
This cup is finely made and simple and thick in shape. The arrangement of the decoration is clear, the layout of the decoration inside the cup is simple, and the decoration on the outer wall is composed of two continuous twining flower patterns with soft lines. Blue and white are deep and green. The work has high artistic value and research value, and can be regarded as the unique precious artifacts in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty
The style of Yongle hand cup is clear and recognizable. The arrangement on the picture is very ingenious. The style and pattern are integrated together. It is not only written for the purpose of writing, but also combined with porcelain decoration, which not only tells the age of the objects, but also makes people happy. The lion rolling hydrangea is a folk dance to express good luck. It is painted in the heart of the cup with the theme, and the four words “Yongle Year System” are written in the ball. This ingenious arrangement fully reflects the elegant artistic accomplishment of Jingdezhen ceramic craftsmen.

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