Large bowl with underglaze-blue decoration of lotus petals and flowers, Hsuan-te reign (1426-1435), Ming dynasty-China Archive

Image Number: K1B003745N000000000PAE
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Food utensil
Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
Description:
It has a round straight mouth, a deep arc wall, and small circles of feet. The center of the bowl is concave with a sharp bottom, and the bottom is slightly convex. It is commonly called a chicken heart bowl. It is generally called a lotus seed bowl because its shape is similar to a lotus house. The cobalt material on the outer wall of the bowl is painted with a double layer lotus petal pattern, with a circle of wavy patterns around the mouth. Inside the bowl, there is a circle along the moire, six lotus flowers are painted on the inner wall, and the center of the bowl is broken pomegranate flowers and fruits, plus double circles. Two green lines are decorated in the decorative rooms of each area. The blue glaze is thick with iron defects, and the white glaze is bluish. The fetal bone is even, firm and delicate. The 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.