Ming wanli Blue and white baby play figure eight side cover tank

• RMB 4485000
• HKD 5270270
• USD 672750
• EUR 493350

note: baby play figure which is also called the ancient philosophers figure, yuan OuYangXuan poem “4 questions the ancient philosophers figure” refers to: “when wealth idly by envy, has spread all over the universe.” Know the ancient philosophers figure with its rich meteorological and particularly favored by the world. Baby play figure began in the tang dynasty changsha kiln porcelain, and sheng, Ming Ming dynasty royal Zhong Aiying play figure, especially since the emperor xian zong chenghua, especially in jiajing and wanli period of the popular in the imperial porcelain, images are more colorful than before. Due to early Ming blue and white material restrictions, the pattern is not easy to characterization, and from the beginning of the Ming dynasty, blue and white material have change, easy to design the subtleties of characterization, so as to promote the development of the infant play, such as grain. Wanli infant play figure content more power was increased obviously. General improvement in painting skills, administrative levels feeling of the picture. On figure painting, or ShuangGou fill dyed or painted light tracing, the boy’s head is outstanding, slender body, jacket and pants with blue and white colors to differentiate completely. Wan li porcelain painting style is famous for its like, appearance similar to today’s children, with tong qu, which is optional, exaggerated, the porcelain painting style has a great impact on later generations.
this blue cover box decorative baby play the theme of the figure is the ancient philosophers figure of collapses, painting the pediatric officer, fly a kite, ZhiQi, play chess, a grass, with cars, riding a sweethearts, catching butterflies, such as children’s game, painted the baby head of large and small, vivid and exaggerated brushwork plain, innocent and lively tong qu to convey auspicious blessings. The whole composition more brilliance but not messy, painting vivid and casual, like a tong qu. Thick solid carcass, modelling is chic, glaze color is bright green jade-like stone embellish, blue and white color more, the blue purple, water features, when early wanli (wanli twenty-four years ago) kiln of high-quality goods.