Flask with four handles and underglaze-blue decoration of flower, dragon, and phoenix

Ming dynasty (1644-1911)
Unmarked
Height: 40 cm
Mouth Diameter: 7.1 cm
Bottom Diameter: 26.2 cm
Weight: 6865 g

Small mouth, curve lips, and flat rectangle body constructed a typical flask with four handles in Yuan dynasty. Natural and bold decoration performed two dragons in pursuit of pearl, chrysanthemum scrolls, double phoenixes, billows, clouds and others on ware body. Powerful and vivid dragon showed sharp three claws. Grayish underglaze-blue color presented light tone and brown iron rust spots at thick pigment area. Besides, the ware displayed bluish white glaze, loose clay, and black iron spots.