Bowl with underglaze-blue illustration of court ladies in a garden setting, Hsuan-te reign (1426-1435), Ming dynasty

Bowl with underglaze-blue illustration of court ladies in a garden setting, Hsuan-te reign (1426-1435), Ming dynasty

• Image Number: K1B004546N000000000PAC
• Dynasty: Ming dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Food utensil
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  Slotted mouth, arc wall, short circle foot, slightly convex bottom. The inner wall is white glazed, and the outer garden is planted with lake stones, peonies, palms, etc. It depicts eight ladies in a group of two, one master and one slave. The movements of the four groups of ladies are as follows: one lady sits watching the moon, and the maid stands behind with a fan; The two ladies were taken by the maid and looked back at the empress; A lady instructs the maid to water the flowers with a bottle; A lady picked flowers to enjoy the garden scenery, while the maid held a vase of flowers to follow. The foot circle is painted with grass patterns, and the mouth and foot are decorated with six green lines. The blue and white glaze is light grey green with brown and green blemishes, the white glaze is slightly yellow, the fetal bone is slightly heavy, and the texture is firm and delicate. The bottom book is a two line six character regular script with double circles.