Blue and white bottle with lotus pattern

[Blue and white lotus gourd bottle]

Blue and white lotus gourd bottle, Mingcheng, 41 cm high, 6 cm diameter, 16.5 cm foot diameter
The bottle is in the shape of a gourd, with a small mouth, a waist, a double spherical belly, and a round foot. There is no glaze exposed in the ring foot. The whole body is decorated with blue and white flowers, which are blue in color and gray in color. The upper and lower abdomen are painted with the lotus pattern, the mouth is painted with the echo pattern and the lotus petal pattern, the waist is painted with the lotus petal pattern and the deformed lotus petal pattern, and the bottom is painted with the Ruyi cloud head pattern. No money
This bottle has a beautiful shape, a harmonious proportion between the top and bottom, natural and smooth lines, and elegant blue and white hair color. Most of the Ming Dynasty Chenghua blue and white porcelain handed down are small utensils such as plates, bowls and cups, which are the larger ones at that time. The gourd is related to Taoism. The lotus is the holy flower of Buddhism. The lotus painted on the gourd bottle is the embodiment of the unity of Buddhism and Taoism in Chenghua.

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