Jue cup with dragon and waves decoration in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Yongle reign (1403-1424)-China Archive

Jue cup with dragon and waves decoration in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Yongle reign (1403-1424)

Image Number: K1B016862N000000000PAB
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Container
Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
Description:
The utensil is composed of two pieces, namely, a cup and a plate. The shape of the Juice Cup is an antique bronze wine vessel, with elliptical flow, pointed tail, double columns standing at the arc concave along the mouth, triangular feet thin, slightly outward, flat soles, and no fins. The central protrusion of the disc shaped bracket and the three mountain shaped pillars at the periphery have vertical grooves between the three mountains, with a slight edge at the bottom, which can accommodate the three legs of the Juice Cup, which are exactly matched, and can fix the Juice Cup without displacement. The tray has a folded edge, flat bottom, and four wishful feet at the bottom. On the outer wall of the Juice Cup, a string pattern protrudes from the lower abdomen near the foot. On both sides of the string pattern, blue and white flowers are used to draw the double dragon cloud pattern. On the lower side, a wave fairy mountain pattern is used. On the bottom of the abdomen, a double green circle is painted. In the center, there is a double-layer six petal lotus flower. However, between the lotus flower and the double circle, there is no glaze exposed. On the two column nail shaped dome, there are two green lines painted on the inside and outside of the mouth, and on the three edges of the three feet. The inner wall is white glaze, which has no grain and is green.