PROVENANCE: From Celina, TX Private Collector. Dimensions: Heigth: 37.7 cm, Diameter: 35.4 cm Chinese Ming Dynasty JiaJing Blue and White Cranes Porcelain Big Jar. Potted into large jar shape, having thick and tall, globular body heavy on shoulder, short cylindrical neck with round mouth lip and raised on ring foot base slight concave. Hand painted ornamentations are rendered in clean white color which contrast against blue fine color, depicted of many flying cranes through scrolling ruyi clouds, banded with auspicious pattern. 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 characters reign mark, enclosed within fine blue ring line. Made in The Years JiaJing Reign Period of The Great Ming Dynasty.