Ming dynasty blue and white porcelain garlic-shaped mouth Vase

This is a blue-and-white garlic-shaped mouth vase. The vase is decorated with plum flower motifs. The small vase exhibited here is decorated in light cobalt blue. Black speckles are found where the blue pigment aggregates. The subject matter of the decoration is presented simple yet clear. It reflects the free and unconstraint style in artistic representation early Ming dynasty in the Hongwu reign. Most of the blue-and-white porcelain wares dating to the Hongwu reign of the early Ming dynasty are large in size with smooth contoured curves.
　
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