Dimensions: Height: 8.5cm, Diam: 42cm Chinese Ming Dynasty Period, Blue and white Cranes porcelain plate. The plate has a broad wide central interior, rounded rim, raised on correspondence footed ring base slight concave. The dish wall is finely carved in blue and white fine color, is an excellent object with many cranes flying through cumulus clouds, vapors and enclosed with interlocking tendril. The crane symbolizes longevity as well as wisdom. It is fabled that when a crane reaches 600 years old it no longer needs to eat. It stands as a homophone for he peace, harmony. The blue and white glaze on this plate is rather fresh and natural while the color is rich and brilliant. The Under-base bears a reign mark, a four under glazed blue script characters reign mark, enclosed within double fine blue rectangles lines, Made In The Years Jiajing Reign Period of The Great Ming Dynasty.