Flat vase with camellias in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Yongle reign, 1403-1424-China Archive

Image Number: K1B012640N000000000PAG
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Container
Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
Description:
The long tube shaped neck is connected with a round flat bellied pot, and the center of the neck is connected with the body with two ears in the form of a cirrus cloud. Because the belly is as round as the full moon, it is commonly known as the “Moon Holding Bottle” or the “Moon Holding Bottle”. The shape of this piece is imitated from Islamic glassware. Chinese works began in the Yongle Dynasty. The edge of the mouth is a string pattern. The neck is decorated with twig patterns. The body is connected with a circle of banana leaf patterns. Both sides are painted with camellia patterns. The bottom is slightly concave without glaze. Similar works have also been unearthed from Yongle Formation in the east gate of Zhudong in Jingdezhen, and there are also people in our hospital who mainly use the dance of Hu people.