PROVENANCE: From the Collections of Franklin Wood (1924-2019) Cartersville, GA. Franklin was born in a small farmhouse near White GA in 1924. After spending his early childhood on the family farm the family moved to the City of Cartersville where he attended school graduating in 1942. Franklin entered the Navy as a cadet aviator. On March 3, 1943, John was commissioned an Ensign and received his Wings of Gold, becoming one of the Navy's youngest naval aviators. In 1947, Franklin was retired from the Navy. He was a civilian flight instructor, supervisor and squadron commander in the Primary Training Squadron Flying Training Air Force. He met his wife Ying Su while she was attending flight training safety courses. Ying Su came from a prominent family in China. Her family blessed her marriage with numerous pieces of porcelains and Jade. The items in this sale are from her collection. Dimensions (cm): Height: 19 Diameter: 19 Chinese Qing Dynasty Period Red glazed Mythical Beast motif porcelain bell Vase. The porcelain potted in bell shape vase, globular lower body, tapered gracefully toward straight tall cylindrical neck, with slight flaring mouth rim, raised on small round foot base. All reserved hand painted ornamentations are rendered in clean white under glazed base color which contrast against the red fine color, depicted of scrolling ruyi flaming simulated a mythical beast shape. The glaze is seamless and gives off a beautiful luster, with the colors maintaining excellent vibrancy. 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, Made In The Years of Kangxi Reign Period of Great Qing Dynasty.