Dimensions: 3-1/2" H x 7-5/8" W Stand: 1-3/4" H Chinese Ming Dynasty Period, Blue & white dragon medallion flori-form bowl on stand. Potted with a shallow body, slight deep, thick and bulbous body, with angled cavetto elevated the steep sides upward flaring mouth rim, raised on a small round, with slight concave footing. The exterior decorated with hand-painting in clean white under glazed base color which contrast against the cobalt blue fine color, depicted eight medallion of snarling huge imperial five claws dragon careening through cumulus clouds above thrashing Li-shui waves in a dark blue color dragon squama to chasing flaming pearl amidst flames and vapors. Elegantly and smooth presented upon a carved zitan hardwood stand with archaic ruyi pattern, created Majestic bowls. Dragon is the symbol of the Emperor, the Son of Heaven, eternity, Yang and Yin, male vigor and fecundity, the Li-shui wave pattern which is known to be the abode of dragons. The clay is very fine, with a brilliant glaze finish that was applied by a meticulous, the shape is uniformly proportioned. Mark on base, a six under glazed blue script characters reign mark, enclosed within double fine blue rings, Made in The Years of Xuande Reign Period of Great Ming Dynasty.