Dish with dragons among lotus blossoms in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Zhengde reign (1506-1521)-China Archive

Image Number: K1B002591N000000000PAB
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Container
Material: Minerals/Ceramics/
Description:
The mouth is wide, the belly is tight, and the wall is shallow. The whole vessel is decorated with blue and white lotus patterns. During the five dragons’ journey, two dragons are located on the outer wall of the vessel, and three dragons are located inside the vessel. The configuration of three dragons in the device is that one dragon occupies the center of the plate, and the other two dragons surround the edge of the plate. The four character regular script of “Zhengde Year System” is written inside the circle, and the pattern is surrounded by double circles.