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The Ming Yongle Blue and White Wheel Flower Ribbon Gourd Flat Bottle, also known as the "Embracing Moon Bottle" or "Treasure Moon Bottle", was an innovative type of porcelain produced by the Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Factory during the Yongle period, and is also a representative artifact of early Ming imperial kiln porcelain. Its shape is in the shape of a gourd, with a circular upper part and a flat circular lower part. Symmetrical ribbon ears are placed on both sides of the vessel, and rectangular circular legs. Decorated with blue and white flowers throughout the body, the upper part is adorned with floral patterns of tangled branches, the abdomen is painted with precious flowers, and the outer ring is decorated with rolled grass patterns. During the Yongle period, the production and quality of blue and white porcelain reached new levels, known as the "golden age" of blue and white porcelain. At this time, blue and white porcelain was not only different from the passionate and unrestrained blue and white porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty, but also from the elegant and immature blue and white porcelain of the mid to late Ming Dynasty. It was also different from the magnificent and bright blue and white porcelain of the early Qing Dynasty, reflecting a timeless and elegant fusion of exotic style and traditional Chinese culture and art.