Imitation Yongle Blue and White Arabic Disc Holder

[Imitation Yongle Blue and White Arabic Disc Holder]

Imitation Yongle Blue and White Arabic Disc Holder, Qing Qianlong, height 17 cm, caliber 17.1 cm, foot diameter 16.5 cm< The device is cylindrical, hollow, bottomless, with a wide edge, straight wall, and a convex edge in the middle of the abdomen. The entire body is decorated with blue and white flowers, with banana leaf patterns painted on both the upper and lower edges. The body is decorated with three layers of patterns, with tangled branches painted on both the upper and lower sides. It is written in Arabic, and the central part of the body is bounded by convex ribs, symmetrically decorated with a lotus petal pattern
This article is commonly known as the “Wushizun”, which was fired in the Jingdezhen imperial kiln during the Yongle and Xuande periods of the Ming Dynasty. Its shape originates from Western Asian bronze ware and is a product of commodity and cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries. In addition to this type of utensil, the blue and white pouring pots, large flat pots, water pouring pots, and folding edge pots fired in Jingdezhen are also imitated from Western Asian bronze ware
In the Qing Dynasty, the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong dynasties all imitated this type of dish holder, with the most exquisite imitations from the Qianlong dynasty. A flower shaped copper gallbladder is placed inside the statue, which can be used for arranging flowers and is a palace display
Viewed from the outside, the blue and white flowers of the Yongle utensil stand have a deep color, while the imitation blue and white flowers of the Qianlong period have a bright color, lacking the sense of antiquity of the former.