Blue and white vase with twining lotus and double ring ears

[Blue and white lotus vase with double rings of ears and precious moon]

Blue and white lotus vase with double rings of ears and precious moon, Ming Yongle, 46 cm in height, 7 cm in diameter and 35 cm in back diameter
The bottle has a straight mouth, a short neck, a protruding string pattern on the neck, and a small tie on one side. One side of the abdomen is flat and unglazed, the center is concave like the navel, the other side is convex, the center is convex like a hemisphere, and there is a living ring ear on both sides of the shoulder. The whole body is decorated with blue and white flowers, the mouth edge is decorated with tangled flowers, the belly bulge is decorated with octagonal brocade patterns on the sea water river cliff, the inside is decorated with tangled flowers, the outside is decorated with tangled flowers, and the side of the bottle wall is decorated with sea water river cliff patterns. The blue and white color is rich and colorful, and the patterns are smooth and natural, very dynamic
This utensil is unique in shape, huge in shape, like a tortoise. It was fired by imitating the shape of Arab bronze ware under the influence of Western Asian culture. It is also called “recumbent pot”.