Hongwu Blue & White Porcelain Wine Jar - Peonies & Lotus Nandi Bulls Southeast Asian Art and Indian

Southeast Asian Art and Indian Miniatures

This is a faithful reproduction of a 19th century Mongolian Drum (Tanggu) which was used on festive occasions by street musicians

horse brackets and splayed legs

worn and weathered to reveal a rich

Hongwu Blue & White Porcelain Wine Jar - Peonies & Lotus Nandi Bulls Southeast Asian Art and IndianThis reproduction Chinese blue & white wine jar is decorated with a rich dark cobalt glaze. It has been hand turned on the potters wheel using traditional techniques handed down from one generation to the next by skilled families of master potters. This darker cobalt shade of blue is often called Hongwu blue, characterised by the cobalt blue pigment containing purplish hues. The design is a classical Ming style design and depicts peonies with two lion