PROVENANCE: From St Matthew, Louisville, KY Private Collector. Measurements: Height: 12.7 cm, Diam.: 13.8 cm Chinese Ming Dynasty Blue & Yellow Phoenix Motif Porcelain Lidded Jar. This porcelain has an open mouth with a slightly out-turned lip, short neck with reverse bowl flat dome lid, bulging belly on the mid, raised on ring foot base with slight concave. Hand painted ornamentations are rendered in yellow base color which contrast against blue fine color, depicted of flying phoenix through vapors, scrolling Ruyi clouds and large pendants filled by scrolling clouds, interspersed by floral and fruiting banquets. The clay is very fine, with a brilliant glaze finish that was applied by a meticulous, the shape is uniformly proportioned.The Under-base bears a reign mark, a six under glazed blue script Tianzi characters mark.