FABULOUS, Chinese Ming blue and white porcelain jar. Sturdy potted porcelain jar in a globular shape, shallow basin circumscribed with a curvaceous wall of porcelain, supported the wide gallery opening, with robust shoulder region curving into a feminine waist that extends gently tapered toward the flat base, all the way to the bottom forming the raised circular base. Hand painted ornamentations are rendered in clean white underglaze base color which contrast against the cobalt blue fine color. The main body decorated with various pursuit of several figure in the palace terrace. The shoulder decorated with scrolling tendril, foliage and flowers blooms, upturning lappets decorated on the foot base rim, and scrolling ruyi clouds on the upper mouth neck rim. All section part banded with double fine blue rings lines. A characteristic heaped and piled effect, the underglaze cobalt blue concentrates in certain areas, bubbling through the surface of the glaze and turning a deep blue-black. This inadvertently gave texture, energy and shading to the design. The glaze stopping before the foot rim, revealed the pale-creme ground, with orange and grayish firing marks. The clay is very fine, with a brilliant glaze finish that was applied by a meticulous, the shape is uniformly proportioned.Measurements: 14-1/2" H x 16-1/4" Diam.PROVENANCE: From the collections of Mrs. Gillilan estates from Kensington, W. These items were purchased by a prominent antiques collector in June of 1925 from HAMPTON & SONS on the premises. Seeking historical and collectible items he attended numerous auctions and estate sales in the area.The same provenance collections offered at this Auctions can be found on Lot-30 Through Lot-56.