Bowl with underglaze-blue illustration of court ladies in a setting described in the T’ang poem “Autumn Evening”, Ming dynasty Hsuan-te reign (1426-1435)

Bowl with underglaze-blue illustration of court ladies in a setting described in the T’ang poem “Autumn Evening”, Ming dynasty Hsuan-te reign (1426-1435)

• Image Number: K1B010274N000000000PAC
• Dynasty: Ming dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Food utensil
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  Slotted mouth, arc wall, short circle foot, slightly convex bottom. The outer wall is painted with garden scenery. One lady sits in front of the pavilion, and the other three maids, one burning incense, one catching fireflies, and one holding things come out of the room. The red candles are shining in the room, the screen is placed in the middle, the foot circle is painted with grass patterns, the mouth and foot are decorated with six green lines, and the inner wall is white glazed without lines. The fetal bone is slightly thick, and the blue and white flowers are uniformly thick. The ring feet are exposed, and the texture is firm and delicate, with occasional small iron spots. The bottom book is a two line six character regular script with double circles.