Pot with hornless dragons decoration, Ming dynasty, early 17th century-China Archive

Image Number: K1B009585N000000000PAB
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Container
Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
Description:
The pot is straight and round, with a flat top cover and concave feet. The cover button is in the shape of a lion. The two coiled chi chase each other up and down on both sides of the pot belly to form a spout and a handle. The coiled chi with a spout looks back and opens its mouth. The open mouth of the coiled chi naturally becomes the outlet of the spout, while the coiled chi with a handle arches up. The body of the round arch fits into an arc, and ingeniously becomes the handle of the pot. The middle part of the pot belly is decorated with two large and small convex string patterns, tied with a knot, and the straight cylinder pot is carved with two straight lines. In addition to no glaze on the sole of the foot, the whole appliance is painted with white enamel, which is white, warm, transparent, and yellow where the glaze is accumulated. No payment. Dehua white porcelain is one of the most famous folk kilns in the south of the Ming Dynasty. Its porcelain is famous for its translucent white enamel and its plastic porcelain such as Guanyin, Luohan and other figures. The shape of this pot is simple and unsophisticated. The potter’s ingenious design makes the spout and handle of the pot out of a pair of chasing dragons