Stem cup with underglaze-blue decoration of lotus sprays, Hsuan-te reign (1426-1435), Ming dynasty-China Archive

Image Number: K1B003936N000000000PAD
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Container
Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
Description:
Skim mouth, shallow arc wall, high foot, flat bottom. The outer wall is painted with six folded lotus flowers. The high feet are plain without lines. Two green lines are added along the inner and outer mouth edges, the bottom edges, and the upper and lower sides of the high feet. Blue and white flowers are bright, and there are many brown crystal defects in the depth of the glaze. The fetal bone is even and thin, the sole of the foot is exposed, white and delicate. The cup 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.