MING DYNASTY CHENGHUA BLUE AND WHITE DRAGON STEM BOWL
Ming Dynasty fine Imperial mark and period Chenghua hi stem Bowl. This under-glazed blue and white hi stem bowl has two twisted Dragons running in the clouds on the outside and one Dragon in the clouds on the inside. The body is white porcelain and stem and bowl are luted together. The cobalt blue is a very rich and deep 15th century color. Painting style outlines filled in with fine washes. Glaze is glossy, soft and smooth, and has a few tiny firing iron specks. From being buried the glaze has slight pitting with yellowish hue, and russet inclusions and flaking in the biscuit. During the Chenghua period they experimented with many Dragon motifs. And as in other periods at times parts of a motif may be left out or added too, this does not mean it is not of the proper period. There are no published Chenghua stem bowls with the Chenghua Mark until now. Measures 6 ¾ inches / 17.1 cm. Diameter.