Dimensions: Height: 15.5 inch x Width/Diameter: 13.125 inch x Length/Depth: 12.375 inch Dimensions in Centimeter: 39.4 cm x 33.3 cm x 31.4 cm
Fabulous, Chinese Yuan Dynasty Period, blue and white dog head porcelain jar. The Finest porcelain in feminine shape, the shape having large and wide ovoid body, thick potted, sturdily potted in a baluster jar, gently swell on shoulder into a feminine waist that extends all the way to the bottom, shoulder tapering to straight neck with slightly flaring opening, raised on small round concave foot base, with two head Fu-dog mask flank the shoulder body create majestic handles. All reserved in clean white underglaze base color which contrast against the cobalt fine blue color. Blue and white porcelain in Chinese it is called Qing Hua Ci. It is the most important variety of China’s porcelain. It was originated in the Yuan Dynasty. Its color does not easily fade and durability is longer. It used cobaltous oxide as the colorant. Patterns were directly painted onto the inner body and burnt after glaze was applied on it. The main body delicately fine depicted with thrashing wavy Lishui water shape form, filled with flowers blooms and foliage, enclosed with double fine blue rings. The lower belly adorned with snarling huge imperial five claws dragon careening through cumulus clouds above thrashing Li-Shui waves in a cobalt blue color dragon squama rounded the vase to chasing flaming pearl amidst flames ,enclosed with double fine blue rings. The shoulder and the foot rim festooned with rectangles geometrically pattern, enclosed with double fine blue rings. The neck decorated with scrolling interlocking tendril and flowers blooms, enclosed with double fine blue rings. The foot rim reveals the cut edges during the making process, and the base left unglazed with grayish creme-brown ground and dark spots of firing marks. The underside unglazed, revealed the pale-creme ground revealed and dark grayish brown spotted firing marks and edge-cut foot rim. The porcelain conformed all required specimen to be high valued Chinese porcelain wares, with finest material, the whiteness, the glaze, and the carving. Without overlap the outlines of the design, well carved, clear, subtle, distinct, and the shape is uniformly proportioned.
Over all in EXCELLENT Condition.
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