Blue & White Porcelain Ginger Jar & Lid - 15cm Diameter Trays known technically as cire perdue

known technically as cire perdue or lost-wax casting

Camphor wood was the preferred wood of the wealthy

Bulb: 3 x SBC - Small bayonet fitting bulbs (max 60w) not included

Condition: Vintage condition with age-related wear

Blue & White Porcelain Ginger Jar & Lid - 15cm Diameter Trays known technically as cire perdueGinger Jars are steeped in centuries of Chinese culture and history. Even though pottery developed in China 15,000 years ago, most experts believe that true porcelain which also originated in China didn't emerge in the region until the Han Dynasty (202 BC to 220 AD. Blue and white Ginger Jars are glazed using a transparent porcelain glaze dating back to the Tang Dynasty 618 907 It is believed that the Chinese began creating porcelain Ginger Jars