Zhadou spittoon with decoration of plantain leaves in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Zhengde reign (1506-1521)-China Archive

Image Number: K1B009188N000000000PAF
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Container
Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
Description:
The slag bucket has a wide mouth, a wide straight neck, a flat belly, a three-step bottom, and a short round foot. The fetal bone is thick, and the surface is decorated with blue and white painted patterns. The whole body is covered with white glaze, and the foot margin is unglazed; The blue and white flowers are very colorful, and there are many brown and yellow crystal defects in the deep color. The inner and outer edges of the vessel are all around the double string pattern, the outer wall neck is decorated with banana leaf pattern, the main leaf vein is left blank, and the side veins on both sides are carefully depicted and painted with blue and white color; At the junction of neck and shoulder, there are several lines of string patterns, and a circle of Ruyi cloud pattern is connected below; The belly is painted with wavy patterns, interspersed with rocks, and curly patterns are added near the bottom; The outer foot circle is decorated with string patterns and dyed with a layer of light cyan. There is a blue and white script with six characters, double circles and double lines in the bottom. Wave banana leaf pattern is one of the common patterns on the slag bucket of Xuande kiln.