Stem bowl with underglaze-copper red decoration of three fruits, Hsuan-te reign (1426-1435), Ming dynasty-China Archive

Image Number: K1B004615N000000000PAB
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Food utensil
Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
Description:
Skim mouth, deep arc wall, high foot slightly extravagant, foot hollow. The outer wall is painted with red pomegranates, persimmons and peaches with three protruding fruits. The whole body is covered with white glaze. The inner wall is decorated with double dragons. The patterns are vague and difficult to identify. The body is slightly thick, the red glaze is bright, the white glaze is bluish, especially in the foot. The size of bubbles in the red glaze is sparsely distributed, bright and opaque. The ring foot is exposed, which is firm, white and delicate. The bowl heart blue and white book “made in Xuande Year of the Ming Dynasty” is in regular script with two lines and six characters, plus double circles.