Ming dynasty blue and white porcelain Tea Dish

This is a blue-and-white tea dish with a Mouth in the Shape of Mallow Petals. The dish is densely decorated with floral motifs. The tea dish 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 with smooth contoured curves.

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