SUPERB LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JAR AND LID. DECORATED WITH THE PRUNUS BLOSSOM AND CRACKED ICE PATTERN. THE BLUE BACKGROUND IS WASHED WITH COBALT AS IS NORMAL BUT IT ALSO HAS A PENTAGONAL CRACKED ICE PATTERN SUBTLY “PENCILED” OVER THE WASH BEFORE FIRING, A VERY NICE TOUCH. THE BASE IS MARKED WITH THE KANGXI DOUBLE RING MARK FOR THE LATE 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CARVED WOOD STAND IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SALE AS IT IS SLIGHTLY TOO SMALL FOR THE JAR. THIS ITEM HAS COME OUT OF A LATE RELATIVES HOME WHERE I REMEMBER IT (ON THE WOOD STAND) ON THE HALL TABLE FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER. MY GRANDMOTHER HID HER SWEETS IN IT! SIZE: 24cm TALL x 20cm APPROXIMATELY. CONDITION : IN GOOD CONDITION WITH WEAR AND TEAR AS EXPECTED, NO CHIPS OR CRACKS OTHER THAN A SLIGHT CHIP TO THE INSIDE OF THE LID. THE WOOD STAND IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SALE. COLOURS MAY LOOK DIFFERENT IN THE PHOTOGRAPH THAN IN REALITY BUT THIS IS DOWN TO CAMERA DISTORTION AND THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT THAT. The item “LARGE CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN GINGER JAR PRUNUS BLOSSOM KANGXI MARK” is in sale since Wednesday, March 4, 2020. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian/Oriental Antiques\Chinese\Vases”. The seller is “rarefinds3840″ and is located in Sheffield. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Canada, New Zealand, Mexico, Switzerland, Bermuda.
- Chinese Dynasty: Qing (1644-1911)
- Primary Material: Porcelain/ Pottery
- Product: Ginger Jar and lid.
- Featured Refinements: Kangxi double ring mark
- Original/Repro: Antique Original
- Region of Origin: Chinese
- Features: Handpainted
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