Measurements: Height: 10 cm Diam: 15.7 cm

PROVENANCE: From the Estate of Ronald Gene Arnes (1926-2019) of Chattanooga, Tennessee. A private collector, US Navy World War II Veteran and served in Naval Aviation in Anti-Submarine Warfare, General Motors management for the overseas parts development program.

Chinese Ming Dynasty Period, Xuande Blue and white dragon motif porcelain bowl. Potted with a shallow body, has an open mouth, slight flaring mouth rim, deep arced body, and raised on wide ring footed bade with slight concave. This bowl in blue and white fine color, is an excellent object on exterior with delicate the Imperial dragon are swimming in floating clouds, flame, above lishui waves. Which attracting unceasingly admiration. The clouds and dragon patterns are vivid and have distinctive characteristics of the times. Dragon is the symbol of the Emperor, the Son of Heaven, eternity, Yang and Yin, male vigor and fecundity, the Li-shui wave pattern which is known to be the abode of dragons. The shape is regular, the craftsmanship is excellent, the style is solemn and elegant, and it is not limited to small details. It is a fine work.

The Under-base bears a reign mark, a six under glazed blue script characters reign mark, enclosed within double fine blue rings, Made In The Years of Xuande Reign Period of The Great Ming Dynasty.

Over all in EXCELLENT Condition.
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