Bowl with human figures in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Xuande reign (1426-1435)

Bowl with human figures in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Xuande reign (1426-1435)

• Image Number: K1B009261N000000000PAF
• Dynasty: Ming dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
• Description:
  Open bowl, fold down the deep arc wall, and circle the feet. The outer wall of the abdomen is decorated with blue and white patterns. The theme of the pattern is garden ladies. That is, in the garden space enclosed by the zigzag court fence, lake rocks, trees and plantains are painted. During this time, a lady writes about the banana leaves. The large white space outside the court fence shows the waters and clouds separated from the distant mountains. Similar painting patterns can also be seen in many Xuande objects collected in the courtyard. However, the outline of the banana leaf painting of this object is distorted; The foreground tree is small, which makes the sense of space between foreground and prospect more obvious. Outside the bottom, there is a “Daming Xuande Nian” double block script.