bowl BM-PDF-A.419

Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1403-1424
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, incised,

Dimensions:Diameter: 74 millimetres (base) Diameter: 209 millimetres Height: 102 millimetres

Description:
Porcelain bowl. The bowl has a white body and blue-toned glaze. There is a wave pattern in slip below the interior rim, six flower scroll beneath, key-fret pattern incised around the exterior rim, and petal panel beneath.
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Comments:Published PDF date : Ming early 15th century Room 95 label text:PDF A419Bowl with incised designSome of the finest white porcelains were made during the Yongle emperor’s reign. White is the colour of mourning in China and the emperor ordered many porcelains from Jingdezhen to use in ceremonies to mourn his dead parents and to strengthen his claim to the throne. Porcelain with slipped and incised decoration and transparent glazeJingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮Ming dynasty, Yongle period, AD 1403–1424 PDF A419劃花碗永樂時期生產的白瓷品質很高。中國喪葬用白色，永樂皇帝命景德鎮燒造很多白釉瓷器，用於祭奠儀式，哀悼去世父母，同時也強化其取得皇位的合法性。瓷器，泥釉劃花，透明釉江西省景德鎮明代，永樂，1403-1424年