Dimensions; 13.875in H x 8.625in W x 8.625in D PROVENANCE: from the Estate of Senior Chief Petty Officer Aviation Engineer Thomas Clanton, USN Ret., (1935-2019), of Scout Trace, Blairsville and a former lifelong resident of Sarasota, FL. The son of the late Willard Clanton and the late Karen Clanton. Tom was a veteran of the US Navy having given thirty years of service for his country. While in the USN he was stationed in Olongapo Philippines and at Ching Chaun Kang Air Base in Taiwan flying aboard the P3 Orion. The P3 was used for anti-submarine operations and as reconnaissance missions. Since then, Tom begins fascinated and collecting many Oriental Chinese Antiques and Fine Arts. Chinese Qing Dynasty Qianlong blue and white dragon wrapped floral porcelain Meiping jar. Large Chinese Ming Dynasty Meiping or Plum Vase that has been skillfully painted. Thick Chinese porcelain shaped into a characteristic traditional Meiping form, with a narrow base, wide body, slender neck easing to form a petite opening and banded rim. The exterior decorated with hand painting in indigo underglazed blue. Snarling huge imperial dragon careening through cumulus ruyi clouds above thrashing Li-Shui waves, four season flower blooms, intertwined floral vines and blooms ensconce the entire exterior. Dragon is the symbol of the Emperor, the Son of Heaven, eternity, Yang and Yin, male vigor and fecundity and the Li-Shui wave pattern which is known to be the abode of dragons. Banded with auspicious pattern, repeating scrolling ruyi and upturning lappets on collar and foot base. Ruyi a wish for success without any obstacles , according to wishes, signifies good wishes for future prosperity, It is often used as a decorative motif in embroidery and hardwood lattices good fortune It may have come from the Buddhist tradition and came to symbolize wealth and power. The vase glistens as the light bounces from the smooth exterior. The Lines of the drawings are clear; the light and dark shades are subtle. The glaze terminates above the foot, revealed smooth pale-creme unglazed ground foot rim, with the slightly receded central remain base left white under glaze. The underside bear a reign mark, a six under-glazed blue seal script characters reign mark, Made in The Years of Qianlong Reign Period of Great Qing Dynasty.