PROVENANCE: From Bluffton, SC Private Collector. Dimensions: Heigth: 18 cm, Diameter: 15.5 cm Chinese Ming Dynasty JiaJing Blue and White Deers Porcelain Lidded Jar. Potted into jar shape, having thick and tall, globular body, heavy on shoulder gently tapered on short neck, round mouth lip raised on ring foot base slight concave. Hand painted ornamentations are rendered in yellow base color which contrast against blue and white fine color, depicted of many deers walking on the forest surrounded with dense tree, flowers bloom and auspicious pattern. There is not any overlap of the outlines, its well carved, clear, subtle, and distinct.The Under-base bears a reign mark, a six under glazed blue script characters reign mark, enclosed within fine blue ring line. Made in The Years JiaJing Reign Period of The Great Ming Dynasty.