PROVENANCE: From Private collections of Mr. Peter Lyon (1938-2016), After graduation in 1959 he joined the military and was trained as a fighter pilot for the Marine corp. Retiring from the military his next career was as a commercial pilot for Pan American and United Airlines flying 747 aircraft in the pacific and orient. During his layovers he searched for fine porcelains which he proudly added to his private collection. A portion of his collection is being sold at auction to benefit his charitable interests. Dimensions: 17-1/8" H x 9-1/4" Dia. Great, Chinese Yuan Dynasty Period, famous blue and white vase. The finest porcelain shaped into a large vase, thick and tall potted, wide body on shoulder, slender neck easing to form short opening, with emerging slight flaring ring mouth rim, raised on round foot base, with slight concave. The exterior characterize decorated with delicate carving under variegate tones and shades of cobalt blue and ruby-red glazed depicted of flori form medallion filled by abundant flower blossom among thrashing wavy lishui and scrolling interlocking tendril. A characteristic heaped and piled effect, the under glaze grayish-blue concentrates in certain areas, bubbling through the surface of the glaze and turning a deep blue-black. Blue and white porcelain in Chinese it is called Qing Hua Ci. It is the most important variety of China’s porcelain. It was originated in the Yuan Dynasty. Its color does not easily fade and durability is longer. The porcelain displays a subtle sheen as the light ricochets across the finely glazed exterior. The underside unglazed, revealed the pale-creme ground revealed and dark grayish brown spotted firing marks and edge-cut foot rim. See More