Bowl with underglaze-blue decoration of two dragons in pursuit of pearls, Hsuan-te reign (1426-1435), Ming dynasty-China Archive

Image Number: K1B010447N000000000PAF
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Food utensil
Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
Description:
The shape and ornamentation are the same as before, but the size is slightly smaller. This type of bowl has a caliber of 21 cm, 19 cm and about 17 cm. The outer wall ornamentation of the former two bowls is the same, while the mouth edge and foot edge ornamentation of the latter bowl are the same as the former bowl. That is, the former bowl has a circle foot pattern on the mouth edge, while the latter bowl has a curly grass pattern on the mouth edge. However, the pattern drawing method is slightly different. The biggest difference between the other three patterns is in the center and inner wall of the bowl. The bowl with a diameter of 21 cm is painted with a broken branch peony, and the inner wall is decorated with six flower patterns; The bowl with a diameter of 19 cm has five broken rose flowers in its heart and five lotus flowers on its wall; The center of the bowl with a diameter of 17 cm is a broken sunflower, and the inner wall is five chrysanthemums. This bowl is a 19cm medium bowl. The blue and white glaze is thick and bright, with brown yellow crystal spots in the deep, and green spots can be seen along the curly grass pattern at the inner mouth. Fetal bone