Measurements: Width: 32cm, Height: 14cm Chinese Ming Dynasty Yongle Blue and White Lotus Porcelain Bucket. The porcelain potted with a shallow body, slight deep, thick, wide flaring round mouth lip, and raised on ring foot base slight concave. Hand painted ornamentations are rendered in blue and white color, depicted of lotus flowers blooms interspersed foliage and scrolling interlocking tendril. Lotus is one of the most significant flowers in the Chinese culture. It symbolizes the holy seat of Buddha. Because the flower rises from the mud and blooms in exquisite beauty it symbolizes perfection and purity of both the heart and mind.The underside unglazed, revealed the pale - creme ground revealed and dark greyish brown spotted firing marks and edge - cut foot rim.