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Why is it called a ginger jar?
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With a similar shape to the baluster jar, Chinese porcelain ginger jars have a rounded form, with broad shoulders tapering to the base and a narrowed neck topped by a domed lid. The unusual name comes from the export market, wherein salt and spices such as ground ginger travelled West in lidded storage vessels.
PAGODA REDOctober 7, 2020
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Petite Famille Rose Chinese Ginger jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
petite ginger jar is decorated in the famille rose style with a lively scene of young boys playing in a
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Oxblood Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This tapered, ovoid ginger jar harkens back to the Song Dynasty (960 to 1279 AD) when artisans
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White Glazed Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
contemporary ginger jar is cloaked in a monochrome, milky white glaze to call out its sculptural form
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White Glazed Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Defined by its rounded body, high shoulders, and domed lid, the time-honored Chinese baluster jar
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White Chrysanthemum Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This large, tapered ginger jar continues a centuries-old tradition of Chinese blue-and-white
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar with Ancient Censers, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Jars
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Porcelain
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Chinese Woven Measure Basket, circa 1800
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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets
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"Rushing Current" Zhenzhu Meditation Stone Sculpture
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"Retablo No. 5 (An Attic of Records)" by Patrick Fitzgerald
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Chinese Blue and White Jar with Mythical Fu Lions
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Jars
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Chinese Full Moon Rice Millstone, c. 1900
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Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Garden Ornaments
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