PROVENANCE: From The Estate of FAIRMONT FARMS MANSION, within the city of Fairmont, West Virginia, September 1940, by E.T. NEWELL & Co, Inc., Auctioneers, 710 N. Howard ST, Baltimore, MD. (322) Oriental Blue and white China VaseDimensions: Width: 32cm, Height: 40cmChinese Yuan Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain Jar. Potted with a cylindrical straight vessel, short neck, flaring round mouth lip, emerging mythical beast flanked on the shoulder, raised on ring foot base slight concave. Hand painted ornamentations are rendered in clean white base color which contrast against blue fine color, depicted of peony flowers bloom with fresh foliage and scrolling interlocking tendril. The Peony is mainly known for representing ideas and values like: Honor, especially for people who are bringing honor to their entire family through success, Wealth and riches, Romance and romantic love, with a particular focus on love between two strangers, Beauty in all forms. It symbolizes wealth and honor in the sense of high rank, having an official position, or high social status.The underside unglazed, revealed the pale-creme ground revealed and dark greyish brown spotted firing marks and edge-cut foot rim.