Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain Hat stand. Potted in sturdily cylindrical body, heavy on mid belly, thick, deep curvature, raised on splayed round foot base. Hand painted ornamentations are rendered in clean white base color which contrast against blue fine color, depicted of scrolling interlocking ruyi with auspicious pattern. There is not any overlap of the outlines, its well carved, clear, subtle, and distinct. The underside unglazed, revealed the pale-creme ground revealed and dark greyish brown spotted firing marks and edge-cut foot rim. Dimensions Height: 18.7 cm, Diam: 32.8 cm Medium Porcelain Date Ming Dynasty Condition Report Over all in EXCELLENT condition. LAUREN Auctions provides condition reports as a courtesy to our clients and assumes no liability for any error or omission. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, and is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age, condition, mater. The bidder assumes responsibility for ensuring that the condition of the item(s) meets with their satisfaction prior to bidding. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.