Meiping vase with flowers and fruit of the four seasons in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Yongle reign (1403-1424)

Meiping vase with flowers and fruit of the four seasons in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Yongle reign (1403-1424)

• Image Number: K1B004792N000000000PAH
• Dynasty: Ming dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: furnishings
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  Plum bottle without lid, lip, round shoulder, body slightly outside near the bottom, shallow foot slightly inside, the bottom is exposed. The mouth of the utensil has no lines, and the identity of the utensil is three decorative belts: a circle of compound lotus petal lines on the shoulder of the utensil, double string lines above and below the main line of the utensil, filled with lychee, pomegranate, loquat, peach fruit, and finch (wild apple), all of which have the auspicious meaning of many children and many blessings. The lower part of the utensil is decorated with a circle of banana leaf lines, and the bottom of the utensil is left blank near the foot. It can be seen from the documents and murals and other collectible data that this kind of bottle can be used as wine vessels or vases and other display vessels, and there are many examples of funerary vessels.