Zhadou vessel with ripple decor (incl. metal inner liner)Porcelain, underglaze blueMing dynasty, Xuande reign (1425-1435)-China Archive

Image Number: C1B002254N000000000PAE
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Miscellaneous utensil
Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
Description:
The scum bucket is shaped like a bronze ware, with a wide mouth, a tight neck, a round belly, a round foot, and a flat bottom and a concave inside. The fetal bone is thick, the blue and white flowers are colorful, and there are dark brown crystal defects. The remaining cover is covered with white glaze, and the glaze color is moonlight. The inner edge of the mouth is decorated with two string patterns, the neck is decorated with banana leaf patterns, the middle stem is left blank, the leaf veins on both sides are painted with blue glaze, and cobalt material flows and accumulates at the shoulder. The shoulder is painted with a cloud head pattern, the belly is painted with a fairy mountain and a sea of blessing, and blue and white flowers are used to show the blue land, white waves, and tide patterns. A string pattern is decorated on the foot edge, and the blue and white double circles of “Made in Xuande Year of the Ming Dynasty” are printed in regular script with two lines and six characters. The sole glaze is thin with white body exposed, and the outer sole center is coated with white glaze. Attached is a copper gallbladder with a large six small round holes on the flat top.