Blue and white Arabic candlestick

[Blue and white Arabic candlestick]

Blue and white Arabic candlestick, Ming Zhengde, height 24.6 cm, caliber 6.7 cm, foot diameter 13 cm
The candlestick is divided into two layers: the upper tray is small and shallow, the lower tray is supported by slender columns, the lower tray is skimmed, the bottom is folded, and the lower tray is supported by flare-shaped skimming. Full body blue and white decoration. The outer wall of the small tray is painted with Ruyi cloud head pattern, and the outer wall of the large tray is painted with lotus branch pattern, with diamond patterns between. The middle part of the pillar and the outer wall of the high foot has a round opening light, which is written in Arabic. The opening light is painted with lotus branch patterns and diamond patterns. Ruyi cloud head pattern is painted near the foot. The outsole is printed with blue and white regular script “made in Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty” in double lines and six characters, and the outer blue and white double circles
Porcelain in the early Ming Dynasty is often decorated in Sanskrit and Arabic. Because Emperor Zhengde attached importance to Islam, Arabic was more popular at that time, and appeared on all kinds of implements. The words generally contained auspicious and blessing meanings. Sometimes the content is no longer important, and a considerable part of the text can no longer express its original meaning, but only as decorative patterns. The Arabic decoration on this kind of porcelain is the material material for studying the interaction and influence of Islamic culture and Chinese culture in the middle of the Ming Dynasty


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