This artwork adopts a newly modified plum vase form, abandoning the bulky silhouette of traditional plum vases. It features slender, smooth overall lines, paired with a rounded, slightly bulged small straight mouth and a short neck with soft transition. The tall vase body tapers gently toward the foot, presenting an elegant and light silhouette that combines the refined charm of classic plum vases with proportional aesthetics for modern minimalist spaces. The soft, curved surface leaves ample blank white porcelain as a canvas for freehand blue floral painting, making it a contemporary decorative art porcelain ideal for homes, tea rooms and exhibition halls.

The painting centers on freehand clusters of poppies with a flowing top-down scattered composition. Blooms cascade naturally from the shoulder to the base of the vase, arranged in alternating dense and sparse clusters to create a lively, airy sense of movement. Poppies symbolize perpetual vitality and flourishing blossoms, carrying soft, elegant oriental poetic charm. Complex foliage is omitted to streamline the motif into minimalist floral symbols: large diffused blue washes shape petals, with tiny red dots marking each flower’s center. Drawing on modern ink freehand brushwork, the work treats porcelain as paper and pigment as ink, using blue gradation to create natural ink diffusion textures, finished with a handwritten painter’s signature at the vase base. Ample blank space replaces dense ornamentation, embodying oriental blank-space aesthetics. The clean pairing of blue blooms against plain white porcelain delivers a soft, refined look that complements neo-Chinese, minimalist and modern light-luxury interior styles.

Rooted in Jingdezhen’s thousand-year underglaze blue painting heritage, this work simplifies overcomplicated compositions of traditional floral porcelain and reinterprets floral themes with modern abstract freehand techniques. Blue gradation and pigment diffusion demand precise kiln temperature control; the soft natural gradients of each petal are formed uniquely by kiln fire, making every single piece irreproducible. The revised plum vase silhouette abandons heavy retro proportions to match modern preferences for light, minimalist interiors. Restrained color palette dominated by blue with subtle red accents avoids the gaudy over-decoration of traditional polychrome porcelain. Integrating traditional porcelain painting craft, oriental ink freehand artistic conception and contemporary artistic aesthetics, the work holds dual value for interior display and handmade ceramic collection, standing as a premium contemporary underglaze blue artwork unifying craftsmanship, painting and decorative appeal.