Dimensions; 3.5in H x 14.875in W x 14.875in D PROVENANCE: from the Estate of Senior Chief Petty Officer Aviation Engineer Thomas Clanton, USN Ret., (1935-2019), of Scout Trace, Blairsville and a former lifelong resident of Sarasota, FL. The son of the late Willard Clanton and the late Karen Clanton. Tom was a veteran of the US Navy having given thirty years of service for his country. While in the USN he was stationed in Olongapo Philippines and at Ching Chaun Kang Air Base in Taiwan flying aboard the P3 Orion. The P3 was used for anti-submarine operations and as reconnaissance missions. Since then, Tom begins fascinated and collecting many Oriental Chinese Antiques and Fine Arts. Chinese Ming Dynasty porcelain basin is sturdily potted in a deep vessel with hexagonal flori-form lobed petal rim, raised from steep sides over wide broad cavetto. The central interior decorated by applying a variety of five-colored pigments creates bold opaque hand-painting, of Dragon and Phoenix striding opositely in pursuit of centralized wish-granted flaming pearls amidst colorful flames and fumes. The well and rim with comforming design, behind bold blue lines on outer rim. The exterior with colorful floral motifs. The uderbase remain unglazed, revealled the creme-orange ground and cutted edges. Mark on receded underglazed central base, six blue script -KaiShu- characters enclosed within double fine rings, Made in The years of WanLi Reign Period of Great Ming (1611-1722)