COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
Record
Work ID:
M01A00170
Title:
A blue-and-white bowl with inlaid gold and lotus pond motif
Creation Date:
Yong-le reign, Ming Dynasty
Start Year Date:
A.D.1403
End Year Date:
A.D.1424
Dynasty:
48 Yong-le reign (A.D. 1403~1424)
Kiln:
Yong-le ware
Creation Place:
China
Measurements:
Height: 6.5 cm; Diameter (mouth): 15.0 cm; Diameter: (base): 5.5 cm
Material:
Porcelain
Form:
Wan (bowl)
Type:
Ceramics
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Description:
A set of double crisscrossing lines, which is adorned by four-petaled patterns, encircles the border of the rim, which is framed by two double-lines. Floral scrolls are painted in the interior with inlaid gold. The center depicts a lotus pond with aquatic grasses in cobalt blue, which are framed by a band of geometric patterns. The top part of the exterior shows two undulating lines with inlaid gold dots. Below are cobalt blue floral scrolls, or twig and grape patterns, in which two decorative lines are added.
ImageV ID:
M01A00170AS002
Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications