Chinese Ginger Jar #1

Chinese Ginger Jar #1Vintage Chinese blue and white porcelain ginger jar is hand painted with central double happy symbol featured, 20th century. The lid on this jar has a snug fit, as to be expected with any hand made item. When placing the lid onto of the jar, you may need to turn the lid until you feel that perfect fit slide together. The history of Ginger Jars dates back to the Qin Dynasty days (around 227 BCE 207 BCE!) as a way to store valuable spices such as salt

These three beautifully crafted porcelain Italian puppies sit on their bed

Two of the plates

Vintage Chinese blue and white porcelain ginger jar is hand painted with central double happy symbol featured on both jar and lid

but also a functional one that can be used in a variety of settings

sill retaining it's original sticker on bottom

This one piece sculpture is perfect for interiors and lovers of midcentury Italian pottery design

Made in porcelain this box measures 3

Artist is unknown

Klingenberg and Charles Dwenger operated during this time

In more recent times

This set measures 4

and these were originally sold in the home interior area of stores like Bloomingdales