Chinese Ming Dynasty blue and white porcelain Jar. Sturdy porcelain jar with robust shoulder region curving into a feminine waist that extends all the way to the bottom forming the raised circular base. Hand painted ornamentations are rendered in clean white underglaze base color which contrast against the cobalt blue fine color. The main body delicately be depicted with huge lotus flowers blooms, interspersed with scrolling tendril and foliage, enclosed with double fine blue rings. The shoulder adorned repeating flori form with flower blooms, scrolling ruyi clouds, and enclosed with double fine blue rings. The neck decorated with cumulonimbus clouds, enclosed with thick double fine blue rings, and geometric auspicious pattern on the foot base rim. The porcelain conformed all required specimen to be high valued Chinese porcelain wares, with finest material, the whiteness, the glaze, the carving, and the shape. Without overlap the outlines of the design, well carved, clear, subtle, and distinct. A characteristic heaped and piled effect, the underglaze cobalt blue concentrates in certain areas, bubbling through the surface of the glaze and turning a deep blue-black. This inadvertently gave texture, energy and shading to the design. The glaze stopping before the foot rim, revealed the pale-creme ground, with orange and grayish firing marks. The clay is very fine, with a brilliant glaze finish that was applied by a meticulous, the shape is uniformly proportioned. Initiated conjugated marks between upper and lower parts of the vase during the kiln process can be seen from uneven surface below the shoulder. The Under-base bears an Emperor Reign period mark, Made In The Years of Period of Great Ming Dynasty.Measurements: Height: 11-1/8" Diameter: 11-3/4"PROVENANCE:From the estate of Harold & Mousser, of York, Pennsylvania, an entrepeneurs, private collections, acquired pre-1970's from Fluhrer's Galleries, York, PA. The Collections of Harold & Mousser presented and offered up to auctions from Lot-81 through Lot-121.