Bowl with dragons decoration in underglaze blue on a yellow ground, Ming dynasty, Longqing reign (1567-1572)-China Archive

Image Number: K1B016009N000000000PAE
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Container
Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
Description:
Slotted mouth, inclined straight wall, slightly rounded and flat bottom. The whole piece is painted with white glaze. Two blue lines are painted on the inside and outside of the mouth, the center and the bottom. The center is decorated with a dragon. The outer wall is painted with yellow glaze. On the top is blue and white painted with two dragons playing with beads. The head and the tail are connected. There are many kinds of cloud patterns. On the bottom is a blue and white book, “Made in Longqing of the Ming Dynasty”, in two lines and six characters, with double circles.