Measurements: Height: 7" Width/Length: 4.875" Diameter/Depth: 4.875" Chinese Ming Dynasty Period, Jiajing porcelain lidded jar. Potted in cylinder vessel, jar shape, large, having thick and tall potted body, sturdily potted in a bulbous body, ovoid belly on middle gently tapered on short neck toward opening mouth prominent, with reverse bowl dome lid finial bud, and raised on flat round foot base. The exterior characterize decorated with delicate carving under iron red and shades of pale yellow depicted of snarling huge imperial five claws dragon careening through cumulus clouds above thrashing Li-shui waves in a ruby red color dragon squama to chasing flaming pearl amidst flames and vapors. The clay is very fine, with a brilliant glaze finish that was applied by a meticulous, the shape is uniformly proportioned. Mark on base, a six blue script characters reign mark, Jiajing Reign Period of Great Ming Dynasty.