Olive-shaped vase with incised floral and latticework design in celadon glaze, Longquan ware, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)-China Archive

Image Number: K1B014914N000000000PAD
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Container
Description:
The lantern bottle is narrow from top to bottom, and its middle abdomen is the same width, so it is named. Small mouth, out of lip ridge, another equal width convex chord ridge under the lip. Short neck, round shoulders, long abdomen, short and thin tibia; The abdomen is about the same width and the middle part bulges slightly. The foot ring is cut into dark brown without glaze; The bottom is stuck with kiln slag. The outer wall of the whole utensil is decorated with carved flowers, the neck is a vertical line, the abdomen is made of rhombic diagonal lattice brocade, and the shin is made of vertical straight lines. The belly brocade interior has cloud like veins, which is very meticulous. The glaze of the whole vessel is bright and transparent with cold lines.