Short stem bowl with the Eight Buddhist Symbols in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Xuande reign, 1426-1435-China Archive

Image Number: K1B004586N000000000PAG
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Food utensil
Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
Description:
The mouth is slightly extravagant, the wall is deep, and the ring foot is generally higher. The outer wall is painted with eight auspicious patterns of intertwining branches, the bottom is surrounded by lotus petals, the feet are decorated with curly grass patterns, six shallow lines are added between the mouth and feet, and the inner wall has no patterns. The bowl style is a straight six character regular script style made in Xuande Year of the Ming Dynasty, with rectangular double frame edges and double circles. The blue and white glaze is rich and colorful, with brown green crystal spots, and the bubbles on the glaze are bright. The fetal bone is even thick, firm and delicate.