Ming Yongle Blue and White Cloud Dragon Pattern Tianqiu Vase, Hidden in the Palace Museum

This cultural relic is 41.5 centimeters high, with a diameter of 9.3 centimeters and a foot diameter of 15.5 centimeters. The old collection of the Qing Palace. This vessel has a large and upright body, a round mouth, a straight neck, a mouth that is about the same size as the neck, a round belly, and shoulders that are about the same size as the bottom. It is commonly known as the "Heavenly Ball Bottle". The whole body is decorated with blue and white patterns, which are divided into two layers from top to bottom. The outer mouth is decorated with honeysuckle patterns, with branches and leaves as the skeleton, extending left and right to form a continuous edge decoration, and the neck is decorated with 6 cloud patterns. The entire abdomen is painted with cloud dragon patterns. The dragon has a large body, opens its mouth with angry eyes, and its mane rushes upwards, forming a back looking posture. Its limbs are extended forward, and its three claws are agile and powerful. Various shapes of cloud patterns are decorated in the gaps between the dragon bodies, highlighting the soaring momentum of the giant dragon. Flat bottomed white glaze without style.