Vintage Chinese Porcelain Ginger Jar With Lid, Hand-Painted Famille Rose

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Vintage Chinese Porcelain Ginger Jar with matching Lid. Jar is beautifully hand-painted with an abundant scene of colorful blossoms, lush … Read more Vintage Chinese Porcelain Ginger Jar with matching Lid. Jar is beautifully hand-painted with an abundant scene of colorful blossoms, lush foliage, and elegant birds. Jar is rendered in a lively palette of cobalt blue, rose pink, emerald green, soft yellow, coral and white. The jar features peonies, plum blossoms, twisting branches, and detailed birds perched among the foliage. The lid is accented with like colors, ornate scrolling around edges, and a classic blue finial knob. The ginger jar traces its origins to a period when these covered vessels were used to transport and store spices, herbs, tea, salt and preserved ginger-hence the name. Today, they remain among the most collected forms of Chinese decorative porcelain.
In modern interiors, this jar can be displayed as a decorative accent on a console, entry table, coffee table, or bookshelf. It is ideal paired with other blue and white porcelains for a collected look. It will add vibrant color to a dining table, mantel or china cabinet, as well as to bedrooms, home offices, or sunrooms. Its classic styling complements Traditional, Chinoiserie, Hollywood Regency. English Country, and Contemporary interiors. See less