bowl BM-PDF-A.611

Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1426-1435
Materials:porcelain
Technique:underglazed

Dimensions:Diameter: 224 millimetres Height: 98 millimetres

Description:
Porcelain bowl decorated in underglaze blue with wide band of scrolling peonies. Similar scrolling peonies on the interior. Decorative bands all delineated with parallel blue lines. There is an inscription on the base.
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Comments:Published PDF date : Ming mid 15th century Room 95 label text:PDF A611Blue-and-white bowl with peoniesThe Xuande emperor ruled China for just ten years in an era of relative social stability and economic prosperity, which led to great creativity in the arts and experimentation at Jingdezhen with different shapes and decorative styles. Literally millions of porcelain table wares and ritual vessels were made. The kilns’ output was staggering in terms of quantity but also with regard to quality of glaze and variety of forms. The bowl has a six-character Xuande reign mark on the base in a double ring.Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue decorationJingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮Ming dynasty, Xuande mark and period, AD1426–35 PDF A611青花牡丹花紋碗宣德皇帝統治中國僅十年，相對而言這一時期社會安定經濟繁榮，景德鎮的藝術實踐和試驗富有創造力，有許多不同的器形和裝飾風格。製造的瓷器餐具和禮儀用器足有數百萬。瓷窯產量之大令人震驚，但瓷釉的質量和器形的多樣也非同尋常。瓷碗外底雙圈內署六字宣德年款。瓷器，青花江西省景德鎮明代，宣德，宣德款，1426-1435年