Bowl with underglaze-blue illustration of fairies on cranes, Hsuan-te reign (1426-1435), Ming dynasty-China Archive

Bowl with underglaze-blue illustration of fairies on cranes, Hsuan-te reign (1426-1435), Ming dynasty

Image Number: K1B003131N000000000PAB
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Food utensil
Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
Description:
Slotted mouth, arc wall, short circle foot, slightly convex bottom. The outer wall is painted with a landscape pavilion. A fairy drives a crane from the cloud to the pavilion. The pavilion architecture is delicately depicted. There are four pine trees in the front and back of the pavilion. The mountain forest, trees and rocks are dotted in the landscape. The curling edge cloud pattern rises and falls, the curling grass pattern around the foot is a circle, and six green lines are decorated between the mouth and foot. The white glaze on the inner wall has no grain and turns blue, especially in the area where the glaze is accumulated. The blue and white flowers are bright and purple, and the thick areas occasionally have iron brown defects. The bubbles on the glaze surface are sparse and clear. The fetal bone is symmetrical, the outsole is slightly convex, and the sole of the round foot is unglazed. It is trimmed smoothly, and the exposed part of the fetus is slightly stained with iron. The bottom book is a two line six character regular script with double circles. Xuande Blue and White Fairy Picture Bowl is collected in the courtyard. There are two girls driving the phoenix, blowing the wind to attract the phoenix, and the fairy riding the crane. This picture is of the Ming Dynasty, with towering trees and stones, hanging windows and hanging curtains