Blue & White Porcelain Ginger Jar - Double Happiness Oriental 115 x 124 x 45

115 x 124 x 45 (w x d x h cms)

They were symbols of their favourite deity hung on the walls of village huts often covering a wall cavity which would have held a house god like Shiva

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Supplied with wall hangers or can sit on a flat surface (please see example image for hanger reference)

Blue & White Porcelain Ginger Jar - Double Happiness Oriental 115 x 124 x 45This beautiful ginger jar is hand made and hand painted in small workshops in Jingdezhen which is still the centre for the best quality porcelain. During the Ming dynasty, the Emperor set up his famous imperial kilns. Ginger jars are steeped in centuries of Chinese culture and history originating in the Qin dynasty (221 207 BC) when ginger and other luxury Chinese goods became a major export to the Western world. These decorative jars were used