Blue and white flower pattern octagonal candlestick

[Blue and white flower pattern octagonal candlestick]

Blue and white flower pattern octagonal candlestick, Ming Yongle, height 38.5 cm, caliber 9.0 cm, foot diameter 23.5 cm
The candlestick is divided into three layers: upper, middle and lower. The upper layer is candlestick insert, and the lower layer is pedestal. Both of them are waist octagonal, and the middle layer is connected column, which is shaped like the inverted buckle of a wine cup. Full body blue and white decoration. The candle insert depicts the banana leaf pattern, echo pattern and deformed lotus petal pattern from top to bottom. The columns are decorated with brocade patterns and tangled branches. The pedestal is decorated with sea water pattern and lotus petal pattern for one week respectively, and the outer wall is painted with eight groups of various flowers with tangled branches on eight sides. Apply white glaze inside the feet. There is no glaze at the bottom
This octagonal candlestick is imitated from Arabic bronze, with complex structure and gorgeous decoration. The blue material used to draw the pattern is imported cobalt material, which is called “Su Ni Bo Qing”. The blue and white color is thick and bright, with a faint and scattered feeling
Candlesticks have a very early history, as far back as the Three Kingdoms and the Two Jin Dynasties. With the development of porcelain making technology, porcelain candlesticks have emerged, such as the sheep candlesticks in the Three Kingdoms and the orc candlesticks in the Two Jin Dynasties. Lotus candlesticks prevailed in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The candlestick bases of the Sui and Tang dynasties were carved with exquisite patterns. In the Ming Dynasty, octagonal candlesticks were popular. Some candlesticks were equipped with candle-shaped inserts, which were beautiful and generous in shape and had high artistic appreciation value.

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