Blue and white unicorn plate

[Blue and white kylin pattern plate]

Blue and white kylin pattern plate, 6.5 cm high, 34.5 cm diameter, 22.2 cm foot diameter
Flaring mouth, arc wall, circle foot. The sand bottom has no glaze and brown spots, commonly known as “paste rice bottom”. The inside of the plate is decorated with double string patterns, and the inside of the plate is painted with two galloping unicorns and cloud patterns. The outer wall of the plate is painted with unicorns facing each other with cloud patterns. The six characters of the regular script “Da Ming Cheng Hua Year System” run across the outer mouth
When the porcelain craft of Ming Dynasty developed into Chenghua, there was a trend of pursuing refinement and elegance. Chenghua porcelain has exquisite shape, thin body and moist glaze, and fine painting style. The blue and white porcelain of this period can be divided into two stages: early blue and white porcelain and typical blue and white porcelain. The style of early blue and white porcelain is similar to that of Xuande period. The blue and white porcelain is made of imported blue materials, with rich and colorful hair and black spots, but its production time is very short, and the handed down products are relatively rare. The typical Chenghua blue and white porcelain is made of home-made equal blue material. Its hair color is elegant without black spots, and the blue and white color is more beautiful and bright. Chenghua blue and white porcelain is mostly small cups, plates, bowls, plates, pots, etc. This Kirin pattern plate is large and beautiful, with fine body glaze and bold and unconstrained decoration. It is a typical work of Chenghua blue and white ware, and is a rare treasure handed down from generation to generation.

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