Zhadou spittoon in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Jiajing reign (1522-1566)
- Image Number: C1B004353N000000000PAB
- Dynasty: Ming dynasty
- Category: Ceramics
- Function: furnishings
- Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
- Description:
Open the mouth and lean out, the deep wall gradually closes, the arc bottom, and the feet are encircled. The pattern of the whole vessel is painted with underglaze cobalt blue glaze, which depicts the strange animals in the forest, plus double circles. The inner edge of the mouth is painted with hexagonal brocade ground. On the outer wall, it is painted that Sanyang is among the mountains and forests. All the trees in the forests are pine, bamboo and plum trees, and the sky is clear of clouds to see the moon. This decorative technique of placing pine, bamboo and plum trees in the same picture is common in Ming Dynasty porcelain. In addition, the Sanyang in the picture may point to auspicious meanings such as “Sanyang” Kaitai. Therefore, the decoration of this utensil should be based on auspicious and auspicious ideas. The foot margin is exposed, and the blue and white script “made in the year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty” is double line six character regular script, with double circles.
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