Bowl with flowers and fruit of the four seasons in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Xuande reign (1426-1436)

Bowl with flowers and fruit of the four seasons in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Xuande reign (1426-1436)

• Image Number: C1B002605N000000000PAH
• Dynasty: Ming dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Food utensil
• Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
• Description:
  Open slightly, wide mouth edge, shallow arc wall, round foot. The outer wall is painted with six seasonal flowers and fruits, including pomegranate, peach, loquat, lindu, grape and persimmon. The bottom edge is decorated with lotus petals around, the foot wall is painted with six flowers and leaves, the mouth and foot are decorated with green lines, and there is no decoration inside the device. The fetal bone is thick, the blue and white flowers are bright, the white glaze is slightly cyan, the feet are wide and flat, the bottom edge is light orange, and there are iron black spots. There is a line of six character regular script “Made in Xuande Year of the Ming Dynasty” written on the top of pomegranates at the edge of the outer wall mouth.