Blue and white dragon pattern beam pot

[Blue and white round dragon pattern lifting beam pot]

The blue and white round dragon pattern lifting beam pot has a total height of 30 cm, a caliber of 10.5 cm, and a foot diameter of 15.3 cm
The pot has short neck, round shoulder, drum belly, round foot, meander, and lifting handle. The neck is painted with blue and white cross clouds, and the shoulder is painted with double cloud dragons. The main pattern is the five groups of dragon patterns on the abdomen. There are Glossy ganoderma grass patterns supporting the eight immortals in the gap of the pattern, and lotus petal patterns are painted on the foot. Baozhu button cover is painted with twigs and leaves, and the cover has double cloud dragons and cloud patterns. The meander and the handle of the lifting beam are painted with flower patterns. The regular script “made in Longqing of the Ming Dynasty” in the bottom blue and white double circles. This pot has a huge body, a thick tire and a simple and plump shape. The bottom glaze is bright and clear, and the color is blue and purple with the use of retrogradation material. Although the patterns are dense, they are complex but not disorderly, and the layers are clear. This piece represents the production level of blue and white porcelain in the middle and late Ming Dynasty
At that time, in addition to the dragon pattern, the blue and white patterns also included the crane, dragon, phoenix and flower, and the rocks, fish and algae, flowers and birds were also common. Muzong Longqing was only six years old, and there were few blue and white porcelain products. This lifting beam pot is one of the only treasures left in China with the style of celebrating the dynasty.

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