A Yuan (Mongol) Blue and White Porcelain Bowl with Flared Bottom Found in Siam

Most Yuan dynasty blue and white porcelain bowls have simple patterns, such as flowers with long stems and leaves, fish, ducks, lotus flowers, birds, dragons, and other animals. The paintings are drawn with short, freehand brushstrokes that are simple and elegant. They have a sense of mystery and charm, thanks to their age and the fact that they have survived to this day. The cobalt used is sometimes dark blue, dark gray, or gray.

The Shinan shipwreck, which sank in 1323, did not contain any blue and white porcelain. Meanwhile, the David Vase, a beautiful Yuan dynasty dragon vase that is kept at the David Foundation Museum, is inscribed with the year 1351.

Based on these findings, it is believed that blue and white porcelain bowls with simple patterns found in Southeast Asia were produced during the second quarter of the 14th century (between 1323 and 1351).

The Yuan dynasty blue and white porcelain bowl in the image has a band of branches and flowers on the outer rim, a scrolling floral pattern on the inner rim, a pattern of fire pearls in the center, and an unglazed bottom. The flared bottom style is characteristic of the Yuan dynasty potters. The bowl is 16.5 cm in diameter and was produced in Jingdezhen during the Yuan dynasty during the second quarter of the 14th century.