LOT 0248 MING JIAJING SANCAIDRAGON PORCELAIN…
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Chinese Ming Dynasty Period, Jiajing sancai dragon motif porcelain jar. The porcelain potted in jar shape, having large and thick potted body, sturdily potted in a bulbous body, ovoid belly, heavy on shoulder, gently tapered on shoulder toward prominent, with short neck straight opening lip, and raised on small round foot base and slight concave. All reserved hand painted ornamentations are rendered in Sancai design color. Sancai meaning "three glazes" of a low fired lead glaze based style of decorating earthenware pottery regardless of the actual number of colors of the item. If there is a technical explanation of the term it might be that the colors actually are based on specifically three different oxides i.e. iron giving yellow to brown hues, copper giving green or occasionally brown colors and the rare cobalt for blue. The colors can occur as monochromes or together. The main belly adorned with wavy form medallion describe of five claws imperial dragon soaring amidst flames, vapors, above thrashing wavy lishui water with face and upper right appendage outstretched toward the heavens, among flowers blooms and tendril. The shoulder and the foot base rim decorated upturning lappets and thrashing wavy lishui water, enclosed flowers blooms and scrolling foliage on the upper mouth rim. Dragon is the symbol of the Emperor, the Son of Heaven, eternity, Yang and Yin, male vigor and fecundity, the Li-shui wave pattern which is known to be the abode of dragons. The colors are harmonious, balanced, elegant and exquisite, the composition is sophisticated, simply a feast for the eye. The porcelain displays a subtle sheen across the finely glazed exterior. The clay is very fine, with a brilliant glaze finish that was applied by a meticulous, the shape is uniformly proportioned. Mark on under base, a vertical six under glazed blue script characters reign mark, enclosed within double fine rings, JiaJing Reign Period of Great Ming Dynasty. Dimensions: 13.125"L x 15.875"H
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