Hibiscus-rimmed bowl with auspicious decoration in sweet-white glaze, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)-China Archive

Image Number: K1B002492N000000000PAB
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Container
Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
Description:
Six petal sunflower flower mouth, the body wall is cut from top to bottom, short circle foot. On the inner wall, there are hidden patterns of twining branches and lotus flowers, which are vague and unclear. According to Geng Baochang’s book “Identification of Porcelain in Ming and Qing Dynasties”, the so-called semi bodiless technique refers to the application of sweet white glaze on one side after the completion of the blank, and then the application of glaze after the removal of most of the half of the fetal bone on the unglazed side. The thin fetal bone makes the two layers of glaze on the inner and outer walls almost sinter together, making them bright and transparent.