Bowl with underglaze-blue illustration of children playing in a garden, Ming dynasty, Xuande reign (1426-1436)

Bowl with underglaze-blue illustration of children playing in a garden, Ming dynasty, Xuande reign (1426-1436)

• Image Number: K1B013598N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Ming dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Description:
  A bowl with a long mouth, a shallow arc wall, and a short circle of feet. Two blue and white string patterns are painted along the outer mouth and the bottom edge respectively, and sixteen babies play in blue and white on the outer wall. The foot mural is painted with blue and white cloud patterns, and the upper and lower ends are also painted with two blue and white string patterns; The interior is pure white, simple and without decorative patterns. Outsole heart script “made in Xuande New Year of the Ming Dynasty” blue and white double line double circle regular script.