Large jar with underglaze-blue decoration of scrolls of flowers of the four seasons, Ming dynasty, Xuande reign (1426-1435)

Large jar with underglaze-blue decoration of scrolls of flowers of the four seasons, Ming dynasty, Xuande reign (1426-1435)

• Image Number: C1B001842N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Ming dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
• Description:
  The jar has a round mouth with a copper ring, a large belly, a flat bottom, and circular feet. The blue and white flower painting on the pot belly has two rose, lotus, chrysanthemum, camellia, etc., and the upper and lower parts have the pattern of upward compound lotus petals. Blue and white flowers are thick and colorful, with brown crystal defects, thick white glaze, and dense crystal bubbles. The fetal bone is thick, and the inner wall can see the traces of blank drawing. The ring foot is exposed, white and firm, with large and small iron spots, and the fetal glaze is light orange. 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. The mouth edge of this large pot may be damaged, and a copper ring is added after grinding.