Measurements: 4.125in x12.25in x 12.25in

Chinese Ming Dynasty Period, reversed Blue dragon motif porcelain bowl. Potted with a shallow body, slight deep, thick and bulbous body, with angled cavetto elevated the steep sides upward flaring mouth rim, raised on a small round, with slight concave footing. The exterior decorated with hand-painting in clean white under glazed base color which contrast against the deep blue, depicted of snarling huge imperial five claws dragon careening through cumulus clouds above thrashing Li-shui waves in a dark blue color dragon squama to chasing flaming pearl amidst flames and vapors. The glaze is seamless and gives off a beautiful luster, with the colors maintaining excellent vibrancy.Mark under exterior mouth rim, a horizontal six under glazed blue script Kaishu characters reign mark, Made In The Years of Xuande Reign Period of Great Ming Dynasty.

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