Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1590-1610 (circa)
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, underglazed,
Subjects:animal symbol,flower lotus
Dimensions:Height: 31.50 centimetres
Description:
Four-sided porcelain bottle with underglaze blue decoration. This square-cross-section bottle has domed shoulders and a narrow cylindrical ridged neck with a flat unglazed base. Each side is painted with two fantastical creatures flying over stylized waves and assorted auspicious symbols including the Chinese character ‘wan’, meaning all-encompassing good. The shoulders are decorated with lotus and camellia reserved in white on a blue ground. Around the neck are two feathery scrollwork bands.
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![图片[1]-bottle BM-1963-0520.6-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Ming dynasty/Ceramics/mid_00239972_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-bottle BM-1963-0520.6-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Ming dynasty/Ceramics/mid_00299137_001.jpg)
Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:Minor loss of glaze to the edges of the bottle is typical of Wanli blue-and-white ‘kraak’-type wares.
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, underglazed,
Subjects:animal symbol,flower lotus
Dimensions:Height: 31.50 centimetres
Description:
Four-sided porcelain bottle with underglaze blue decoration. This square-cross-section bottle has domed shoulders and a narrow cylindrical ridged neck with a flat unglazed base. Each side is painted with two fantastical creatures flying over stylized waves and assorted auspicious symbols including the Chinese character ‘wan’, meaning all-encompassing good. The shoulders are decorated with lotus and camellia reserved in white on a blue ground. Around the neck are two feathery scrollwork bands.
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Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:Minor loss of glaze to the edges of the bottle is typical of Wanli blue-and-white ‘kraak’-type wares.
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