Ming Yongle blue and white ewer and cover with panels of detached floral and fruit sprays

Ming Yongle period blue-and-white ewer and cover, painted in panels with detached sprays of flowers and fruits.

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Ming Yongle blue and white ewer and cover with panels of detached floral and fruit sprays

Ming Yongle period blue-and-white ewer and cover, painted in panels with detached sprays of flowers and fruits.

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A Ming Yongle blue-and-white ewer and cover with panels of detached floral and fruit sprays would be a porcelain vessel dating to the early 15th century (1403–1424).

Here’s a description in line with how such a piece might be catalogued:

  • Form: Typically pear-shaped body with a long slender neck, curved spout, and loop handle, often with a domed cover. The cover usually has a finial, sometimes bud-shaped.

  • Decoration: Painted in underglaze cobalt blue, arranged in panels separated by decorative borders. Each panel would show a single floral or fruit spray—for example lotus, chrysanthemum, peony, camellia, pomegranate, peach, or grape—floating against the white ground.

  • Style: The sprays are “detached,” meaning they are rendered singly and spaced apart rather than in continuous scrolls. This sparse, elegant arrangement is highly characteristic of the Yongle aesthetic.

  • Historical context: Such ewers were made for both domestic use and foreign trade, including export to the Islamic world, where this form was particularly appreciated.