Blue and white, sanskrit, halberd, Dharma wheel and jar

[Blue and white Sanskrit halberd Dharma wheel cover jar]

Blue and white Sanskrit halberd Dharma wheel cover jar, Ming Xuande, height 28.7 cm, caliber 19.7 cm; The cover diameter is 22cm, and the bottom diameter is 24.7cm
The pot has a straight mouth, a large shoulder, a large belly, and a flat bottom. There are grooves on the mouth. There are 8 rectangular halberds on the shoulder. The carcass is thick and heavy. The glaze is blue and white. The blue and white flowers are thick and colorful with black flaws. The whole body is decorated with blue and white. The tank body is layered with sea water, eight auspicious, blue Sanskrit and lotus petal patterns. The jar is attached with a round cover, with a blue Sanskrit written in the center of the cover, four cloud patterns painted around, and four blue Sanskrit in between. The wall decoration outside the cover is sea water pattern. The top surface of the cover is painted with 9 lotus petals in a circle, each lotus petal is written with a blue Sanskrit, and the central double coil is horizontally written with five seal characters “Dade Jixiangchang”, which corresponds to the same five characters on the bottom surface of the tank
Among the nine characters in the cover, five are the seed characters of the five Buddhas, and the other four represent the seed characters of the four female figures of the first four Buddhas. The Sanskrit in the middle of the outer wall of the jar is the mantra mantra, and there are 8 identical Sanskrit characters on the top and bottom, representing the seed characters of the female figure in the double figures of Buddha. This combination of characters and patterns is called “Dharma Mandala” by Tantric believers
This device is very rare in Xuande blue and white porcelain. Its shape and pattern are full of religious meanings. The magic tool used when making the ashram for Buddhists is a Buddhist utensil specially fired for the court in Jingdezhen.

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