Stem bowl with underglaze-blue decoration of hibiscus scrolls, Hsuan-te reign (1426-1435), Ming dynasty-China Archive

Image Number: K1B010355N000000000PAB
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Food utensil
Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
Description:
Skim mouth, deep arc wall, high foot slightly extravagant, foot hollow. The whole vessel is painted with hibiscus flowers. Six hibiscus twigs are painted on the inner and outer walls of the bowl, two in the center of the bowl, three around the foot, and ten green lines are decorated between the mouth and foot. Blue and white flowers are bright, with brown green iron crystal spots. The fetal bone is even and thin, and the ring foot is the same. The foot ring is exposed, and the quality is firm and delicate. Two line four character regular script of “Xuande Nian” in the blue and white script at the bottom.