Dimensions: 18-12" H x 16-1/2" Dia.

Chinese Ming Dynasty, Jiajing Wucai carp lidded jar. The shape having thick potted body, sturdily potted in a bulbous body, gently tapered on shoulder toward prominent straight neck with wide opening. The baluster jar is capped by a dome lid, cylindrical lid, resembled form of general's helmet, and crowned with simple bud finial, raised on flat base. All reserved hand painted ornamentations are rendered in clean white underglaze base color which contrast against the Wucai design color. Wucai or five-color shades and tones, brightly painted in Wucai design, Opaque colors around the exterior, between the filling motif decorated in colorful motif. The main body adorned with carp fish swim admits water foliage and water plants. The shoulder decorated with auspicious pattern, enclosed with double fine blue rings lines. The dome lid festooned with same hand painted on the main body. The Carp Similar sounding to the word Business in Chinese, the carp symbolizes a wish for benefit or advantage in business, and accepted to represent longevity, wealth, abundance, and perseverance. The color is balanced, elegant and exquisite. The porcelain displays a subtle sheen as the light ricochets across the finely glazed exterior. The underside unglazed, revealed the pale-creme ground and dark grayish brown spotted firing marks and edge-cut foot rim. The clay is very fine, with a brilliant glaze finish that was applied by a meticulous, the shape is uniformly proportioned.
Mark on under base, a vertical six underglaze blue script characters reign mark, Jiajing Reign Period of Great Ming Dynasty.

Over all in EXCELLENT condition.
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