Bottle with dragons

This unusual form features a garlic-shaped mouth and a narrow, molded body. Each side bears a relief dragon snarling in waves and clouds. The technique was achieved with mold-impressing and the use of a whitish glaze. Kilns at Pengcheng in Hebei carried on the manufacture of ding wares during the Ming. These later works were customarily called tuding ("provincial or earthy ding"). In its biscuit texture and glaze color, it verifies the loss of quality when compared to Song ding. Vases, figures, and everyday utensils were also made during this period. The kilns at Pengcheng survived until the Qing dynasty.