Lotus-shaped pot stand with azure and aubergine glaze, Chin to Yuan dynasty-China Archive

Image Number: K1B017853N000000000PAE
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Floral apparatus
Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
Description:
The basin support is in the shape of a six petal lotus, with a round mouth along the edge and a thin ridge along the edge. Shallow wall, the wall surface follows the lotus shape, arching and concave; Flat bottom, with three cloud shaped feet under it. The body is thick with thick glaze, solemn and elegant, with clear edges and lines. It is covered with grape purple opalescent glaze, and the glaze inside is bright and azure. The folding edge is blue and purple. There is a lavender vertical glaze under the outer wall opening, and it turns into blue and brown at the foot. The edges are brown yellow. There are earthworm mud lines on the inner and outer glaze surfaces, and the lines are long and continuous. Apply the glaze to the bottom foot. The outer bottom is coated with brown body protecting glaze. There are 17 branch burn marks around the perimeter. The number of the bottom is “three”.