Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1567-1572
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, painted, underglazed,
Subjects:flaming jewel dragon
Dimensions:Diameter: 23 centimetres (maximum) Height: 10 centimetres
Description:
Porcelain bowl with underglaze blue and overglaze red decoration. Conventionally formed, this bowl has rounded sides, an everted rim and a tapering foot. In the centre ‘ruyi’ cloud scrolls are painted in the form of a cross, with broad blue outlines and paler blue wash infill, framed in a double ring. Outside four prancing dragons, standing alternately on their front and hind legs, are outlined and infilled with overglaze iron-red enamel and in between these in underglaze blue are clouds and a flaming pearl. Below is a blue ‘ruyi’ head border and double blue lines are around the inner and outer rim. The base carries a six-character Longqing reign mark in underglaze blue in a double ring.
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Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:Combining underglaze blue with overglaze red dragons was first practised and perfected in the Xuande emperor’s reign (1426-35), as evidenced by a covered bowl in the National Palace Museum, Taipei. Such use of an archaistic decorative scheme is typical of the sixteenth century.
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, painted, underglazed,
Subjects:flaming jewel dragon
Dimensions:Diameter: 23 centimetres (maximum) Height: 10 centimetres
Description:
Porcelain bowl with underglaze blue and overglaze red decoration. Conventionally formed, this bowl has rounded sides, an everted rim and a tapering foot. In the centre ‘ruyi’ cloud scrolls are painted in the form of a cross, with broad blue outlines and paler blue wash infill, framed in a double ring. Outside four prancing dragons, standing alternately on their front and hind legs, are outlined and infilled with overglaze iron-red enamel and in between these in underglaze blue are clouds and a flaming pearl. Below is a blue ‘ruyi’ head border and double blue lines are around the inner and outer rim. The base carries a six-character Longqing reign mark in underglaze blue in a double ring.
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Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:Combining underglaze blue with overglaze red dragons was first practised and perfected in the Xuande emperor’s reign (1426-35), as evidenced by a covered bowl in the National Palace Museum, Taipei. Such use of an archaistic decorative scheme is typical of the sixteenth century.
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