Flask with floral design in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Xuande reign (1426-1435)-China Archive

Image Number: K1B009189N000000000PAB
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Container
Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
Description:
The gourd is a flat bottle with two ears. It has a closed mouth, a short neck, a flat round belly, short square feet, and the neck and shoulders are attached with two opposite ears. The whole body is painted with blue and white glaze, and the foot edge is not glazed and exposed. There are double string patterns along the outer mouth of the utensil and at the junction of the neck and shoulder. The neck is painted with twigs and flowers, and double string patterns are also added at the top and bottom; Both sides of the abdomen are painted with patterns of Baoxiang flowers, with slightly different patterns. Around them, there are respectively curling grass patterns and angular patterns, and double single string patterns are added inside and outside; The side of the bottle is decorated in four straight lines. The outer edge of the ears is wrapped with a single blue thread, which is wide and close to the shoulder, decorated with flowers. The blue and white book “Xuande Nian System of the Ming Dynasty” is arranged along the outer edge of the gate in regular script.