COLLECTION NAME:
National Palace English
Record
Work ID:
M01A00172
Title:
A blue-and-white big ladle with lotus pattern and Sanskrit characters
Creation Date:
Xuan-de reign, Ming Dynasty
Start Year Date:
A.D.1426
End Year Date:
A.D.1435
Dynasty:
50 Xuan-de reign (A.D. 1426~1435)
Kiln:
Xuan-de ware
Creation Place:
China
Measurements:
Length: 33.5 cm; Width: 8.8 cm
Material:
Porcelain
Form:
Shao (Ladle)
Type:
Ceramics
Repository:
The National Palace Museum, Taipei
Description:
The ladle has an elongated handle and a shallow bowl. On the exterior, 24 lotus blossoms painted in cobalt blue lie along the border. A Sanskrit character, which refers to a bodhisattva, locates in the center, and it is encircled by five lines of Sanskrit; three lines of such characters extend to the handle, and the middle line is longer than the other two. The blue pigment is brilliant, and the dark, ferrous specks appear throughout the ladle. The clear glaze shows a blue tinge.
ImageV ID:
M01A00172AS001
Rights:
Lee & Lee Communications