Blue and white dragon and phoenix box

[Blue and white dragon and phoenix box]

Blue and white dragon and phoenix box, 15.3 cm high, 20.9 cm caliber, 19.2 cm foot diameter
The box is flat and round, with a flat top and a slight bulge, a female mouth and a round foot. The cover is painted with blue and white dragon and phoenix patterns. The outer walls of the covers and boxes are also painted with dragons and phoenixes crossing the branches, and the edges of the covers and boxes are painted with grass patterns, which echo up and down. Each group of patterns is separated by double string patterns. In the foot, the blue and white circles are marked with the six characters of “made in the year of Longqing of the Ming Dynasty”. In the period of Longqing, reading books “made” instead of “made” has become an obvious feature of the times
Emperor Longqing of the Ming Dynasty was in power for a short time, only six years. During that time, there was a flood, so the output of official kilns was relatively small. According to the observation of the existing products, their products are mainly blue and white and multicolored, but their shapes are diverse and varied. Among them, the shapes of the box alone include square, rectangular, octagonal, silver ingot, dish sausage, melon ridge, etc., which are novel and unique, and the production is fine and unique
This box is simple and generous in shape, rich and colorful in color, complex in decoration, and good in both ornamental and practical.

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