Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1426-1435
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, underglazed,
Subjects:bird phoenix lotus
Dimensions:Diameter: 10 centimetres Height: 8.90 centimetres
Description:
Porcelain stem cup with underglaze blue decoration. This delicately potted stem cup has rounded sides, an everted rim and a flaring stem. Inside in the centre it is painted in underglaze blue with a six-character Xuande reign mark in a double ring. Outside a pair of phoenix, wings outstretched, are depicted flying over a formal lotus-scroll ground. The male phoenix has a long undulating plant-like tail and the female has a shorter tail comprising five streamer-like feathers. The base is flat, solid and unglazed.
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![图片[1]-cup BM-1947-0712.178-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Ming dynasty/Ceramics/mid_00133237_001.jpg)
Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:An identical stem cup is in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, underglazed,
Subjects:bird phoenix lotus
Dimensions:Diameter: 10 centimetres Height: 8.90 centimetres
Description:
Porcelain stem cup with underglaze blue decoration. This delicately potted stem cup has rounded sides, an everted rim and a flaring stem. Inside in the centre it is painted in underglaze blue with a six-character Xuande reign mark in a double ring. Outside a pair of phoenix, wings outstretched, are depicted flying over a formal lotus-scroll ground. The male phoenix has a long undulating plant-like tail and the female has a shorter tail comprising five streamer-like feathers. The base is flat, solid and unglazed.
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Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:An identical stem cup is in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
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