VINTAGE MAITLAND-SMITH STYLE CHINOISERIE CERAMIC BLUE & WHITE LIDDED GINGER JAR

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VINTAGE MAITLAND-SMITH STYLE CHINOISERIE CERAMIC BLUE & WHITE LIDDED GINGER JAR
-- DESCRIPTION OF ITEM:
THIS IS A LISTING FOR ONE(1) VINTAGE MAITLAND-SMITH STYLE CHINOISERIE CERAMIC BLUE & WHITE LIDDED GINGER JAR
-- THIS ITEM FEATURES VIVID ILLUSTRATIONS OF LOTUS FLOWER GARDENS IN MAITLAND-SMITH STYLE CHINOISERIE CERAMIC BLUE & WHITE LID
-- IT’S EASY TO IDENTIFY A GINGER JAR NOT ONLY BY ITS WHITE AND BLUE DECORATIVE MOTIF BUT ALSO BY ITS FORM. THE JARS HAVE HIGH SHOULDERS, ROUNDED SHAPES, SMALL MOUTHS, DOMED LIDS AND THEY HAVE NO HANDLES
-- SIGNED/MARKED: "MADE IN CHINA"
-- THESE JARS ARE NO LONGER USED FOR THEIR INTENDED PURPOSE, AT LEAST NOT IN EUROPE OR OTHER PARTS OF THE GLOBE; THEY HAVE BECOME DECORATIVE OBJECTS
-- OVERALL IT IS AN ADORNING GINGER JAR THAT HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER (SEE CONDITION STATEMENT)
-- (FUN FACT!): GINGER JARS ARE VERY APPRECIATED BY PORCELAIN COLLECTORS WHO CHERISH THEM FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL AND INTRICATE DESIGNS. BUT GINGER JARS WEREN’T ALWAYS THIS POPULAR, ESPECIALLY IN EUROPE, AND THEY WEREN’T ALWAYS CALLED GINGER JARS. THEY ORIGINATED IN CHINA IN THE QIN DYNASTY AND THEY BEGAN BEING EXPORTED TO EUROPE IN THE 19TH CENTURY. THAT’S ALSO WHEN THEY STARTED BEING USED AS DECORATIVE OBJECTS
-- CONDITION: VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT. THIS IS A VINTAGE ITEM AND ALTHOUGH THIS ITEM WAS WELL CARED FOR BY ITS PREVIOUS OWNER, THIS ITEM HAS SOME CONDITION ISSUES AS EXPECTED OF VINTAGE ITEMS INCLUDING SHELF WEAR FROM USAGE AND HANDLING, FACTORY IMPERFECTIONS, SUBTLE SCRATCHING, AND GENERAL WEAR. PLEASE SEE ALL OF OUR DETAILED PHOTOS, THANK YOU!
-- PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE NOT EXPERTS IN VINTAGE JARS ITEMS BUT WE HAVE TRIED TO DESCRIBE THIS ITEM AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE SEE ALL OF OUR DETAILED PHOTOS OR FEEL FREE TO ASK FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS FOR AN HIGHLY ACCURATE DEPICTION OF CONDITION, THANK YOU!
-- APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS:
-- 3" OPENING DIAMETER
-- 7" TOP DIAMETER
-- 9-1/2" TALL
-- 11" TALL (W/ LID)
-- LOC: D3
-- INV#: JAR-973G
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