Small bowl with “tan (shrine)” character in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Xuande reign (1426-1435)

Small bowl with “tan (shrine)” character in underglaze blue, Ming dynasty, Xuande reign (1426-1435)

• Image Number: K1B001160N000000000PAF
• Dynasty: Ming dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
• Description:
  Skim mouth round lip, deep arc wall, short circle foot. The whole vessel is painted with white glaze, and the inner and outer mouth edges and foot circles are painted with two blue lines respectively. There is a “altar” in blue and white on the bottom of the vessel, with double circles. The white glaze is thin, plump and thick, the fetal bone is symmetrical, the feet are exposed, and the quality is white, firm and fine. The blue and white book “Xuande Nian” on the outsole is a four character regular script with double loops.