Measurements: 9.375in x9.625in x 9.625in Chinese Ming Dynasty Period, Wucai leaping carp motif porcelain jar. Potted with a large cylinder vessel, jar shape, having thick and tall potted body, sturdily potted in hexagonal ovoid belly, heavy on shoulder gently tapered on short neck, toward opening mouth prominent, with reverse bowl dome lid finial bud, and raised on flat wide round foot base. The exterior hand painted ornamentations are rendered in clean white under glazed base color which contrast against wucai design, WuCai or five-color shades and tones, brightly painted around the exterior, between the filling motif decorated in colorful vivid ground of uptala, depicted of several carp leaping around water plants, Chinese ornament, enclosed with big leaves and geometric petals. The Carp Similar sounding to the word Business in Chinese, the carp symbolizes a wish for benefit or advantage in business, and accepted to represent longevity, wealth, abundance, and perseverance. The colors are harmonious, balanced, elegant and exquisite, the composition is sophisticated, simply a feast for the eye. The underside foot rim left unglazed, revealed the pale-creme ground and dark grayish brown spotted firing marks with edge-cut foot rim. Mark on receded white underglaze central base, a six under glazed blue script characters reign mark, Made In The Years Jiajing Reign Period of Great Ming Dynasty.