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

Image Number: C1B002952N000000000PAD
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Floral apparatus
Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
Description:
The flower bag is shaped like a bronze ware, with a wide mouth, a tight neck, a flat round belly, and a round foot. The flat bottom is concave in three steps. The fetal bone is thick, the blue and white flowers are colorful, there are dark brown crystal defects, and the upper cover is covered with blue white glaze. The neck is decorated with banana leaf patterns, the middle stem is left blank, and the leaf veins on both sides are dyed with cobalt blue. Twelve Ruyi cloud head patterns are painted on the shoulder for one week, and the belly is decorated with a mountain and a sea of blessing. The blue and white flowers are used to express the texturing method and the pattern of white waves and tides on the blue ground. A circle of vortex patterns is painted below. There are two strings on the bottom of the utensil, and the blue and white script “Made in Xuande Year of the Ming Dynasty” is in regular script with double circles and double lines. The exposed teeth on the sole of the foot are white, and white thin glaze is applied.