Tankard with flowers in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Xuande reign, 1426-1435

Tankard with flowers in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Xuande reign, 1426-1435

• Image Number: C1B004724N000000000PAD
• Dynasty: Ming dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Floral apparatus
• Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
• Description:
  Round mouth, straight neck, fourteen concave edges carved around the neck, one convex edge around the neck, sloping shoulders, large abdomen, flat bottom, shallow concave feet, attached to a wishbone. The abdomen is painted with seven pointed clover flowers, the upper and lower parts are decorated with a circle of palisades and curly grass patterns, the neck is decorated with a circle of petal patterns, and the petal tips are decorated with three patterns. The surface is painted with Ruyi cloud and dot patterns. The celadon glaze is dense with gray, and many places are brown yellow and brown green crystal defects, and the white glaze is bluish. The fetal bone is slightly thick, the bottom is exposed, the texture is firm and delicate, with slight iron spots. A six character regular script of “Xuande Year of the Ming Dynasty” written in blue and white on the shoulder and belly.