Antique Chinese 18th Century Provincial Ginger Jar Blue / White #2

Antique Chinese 18th Century Provincial Ginger Jar Blue / White #2

Very Well Hand Painted

Condition : Chip to the rim ( SEE PHOTOS )

Height : 17cm

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Originally, ginger jars were used for storing and transporting spices in Ancient China. They were used as containers for salt, oil but also rarer spices such as ginger, hence the name they got when they began entering the Western world. Their utilitarian purpose was replaced in time by a decorative one

A yellow ginger jar was designed as a gift to the Emperor as yellow was the imperial colour. A white (with blue designs) ginger jar was mainly used as wedding gifts. Dragons and phoenixes (representing bride and groom) or Chinese characters for fertility and happiness are common motifs