Date: Hongwu Reign Period (AD 1368-1398), Ming
Dimensions: Height 48.8 cm, Diameter of mouth 25.6 cm, Diameter of base 22.1 cm, Diameter of belly 41.8 cm
Material: Porcelain

• Object Type：
  • CERAMICS
• Location：
  • Ancient Chinese Ceramics Gallery
• Tag：
  • jingdezhen ware melon jar underglaze red flower hongwu ming porcelain

This is a typical article of the Hongwu reign period with a large and stately shape and dense and complex ornamentation. The decoration still retained the overelaborated and complex porcelain decoration style of the Yuan dynasty, reflecting the far-reaching effect of the Yuan porcelain on the Hongwu wares of the Ming dynasty.