Dimensions: 3-3/4" H x 6-5/8" Dia. Chinese Ming Dynasty Period, Xuande Blue & white dragon high bowl. 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 slight width cylindrical 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 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. The glaze is seamless and gives off a beautiful luster, with the colors maintaining excellent vibrancy. Mark on central interior, a six under glazed red seal script characters reign mark, enclosed within double fine blue rings, Made in The Years of XuanDe Reign Period of Great Ming Dynasty.