Measurements: 5in H x 5.75in W x 5.75in D Chinese Ming Dynasty Period, Jiajing famille jaune jar. Potted with a wide bulbous lower belly, gently waisted toward rotation prominent neck, and slightly flared rim leading to wide opening, and raised with small round foot base. Emerging two rings lines in the shoulder and on the mid belly. All reserved hand painted ornamentations are rendered masterfully covered in famille jaune an even coat of a egg yellow glaze which terminates at the base to reveal the pure white underglaze. Famille Jaune meaning the "yellow family". This is a variant of the famille verte enamel palette in which the ground is covered with yellow enamel. Yellow in Chinese it is called Huang You. The technique of producing it only became matured in the Hongzhi Period of the Ming. There are also high and low temperature glazes. The yellow comes from the ferric oxide in the reducing atmosphere. Its first appearance was in the Tang Dynasty. There are Tender Yellow (Jiao Huang), Wax Yellow (Mi La Huang), Egg Yellow (Dan Huang You) and Eel Yellow (Shan Yu Huang). . The clay is very fine, with a brilliant glaze finish that was applied by a meticulous, the shape is uniformly proportioned. The Under-base bears a reign mark, a six underglaze blue script characters reign mark, Made In The Years of Jiajing Reign Period of The Great Ming Dynasty.Height:5 inWidth: 5.75 inDepth: 5.75 in