PROVENANCE: From Private collections of Mr. Peter Lyon (1938-2016), After graduation in 1959 he joined the military and was trained as a fighter pilot for the Marine corp. Retiring from the military his next career was as a commercial pilot for Pan American and United Airlines flying 747 aircraft in the pacific and orient. During his layovers he searched for fine porcelains which he proudly added to his private collection. A portion of his collection is being sold at auction to benefit his charitable interests. Dimensions: 11-7/8" H x 10-3/4" Dia. Fabulous, Chinese Ming Dynasty Period, famous JiaJing wucai jar. Finest potted with a large cylinder vessel, jar shape, having thick and tall potted body, sturdily potted in a slight ovoid belly, heavy on shoulder gently tapered on short neck, toward opening mouth prominent, with slight flaring opening lip, and raised on flat wide round foot base. The exterior decorated by applying of wucai design color, a variety of five-colored pigments creates bold opaque hand-painting of rectangle medallion with Arabic calligraphy among lotus flowers blooms, scrolling foliage, tendril and bordered with dense of floral diaper surrounding Bajixiang symbols inside ruyi shaped cartouches. The porcelain conformed all required specimen to be high valued Chinese porcelain wares, with finest material, the whiteness, the glaze, and the carving. Without overlap the outlines of the design, well carved, clear, subtle, distinct, and the shape is uniformly proportioned. See More