Yongle Blue-and-white Pot with Intertwining-vine Patterns

Passed down from earlier generations, this wine pot, with a small opening that expands outwards a little bit, slim neck, sloped shoulders, bulging belly and ring-shaped base, features exquisite decorative patterns in an eye-catching color palette. Its fine smooth porcelain body is covered with white glaze which looks a tinge of blue. Patterns of intertwining vines in "Su-ni-bo"-blue (believed as a pigment introduced from Persia) are well-and-evenly-arranged on this pot, with large lotus vines on the belly and small ones on the neck.