19th Century Stoneware Jar
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Chinese stoneware jar. Three wonderful hand-painted motives surround the exterior.
Antique 19th Century Qing Urns
Stoneware
19th Century Stoneware Jar
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Chinese stoneware jar. Three wonderful hand-painted motives surround the exterior.
Stoneware
Chinese Qing-Dynasty Ochre Glazed Vinegar Jar
Located in Kastrup, DK
Chinese brown ochre green glazed stoneware vinegar storage jar.
Stoneware
A Chinese Cizhou Stonweare Jar, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Cizhou Stonweare Jar, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century Description: Produced in Northern China, Cizhou ware was especially popular from the Song to Yuan dynasties (11th–14th cen...
Stoneware
Chinese Cizhou Glazed Storage Jar, Qing Dynasty, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive glazed vessel dates to the mid-19th century and was used to store condiments or pickles in a Qing-dynasty kitchen. Shaped by hand, the large jar has an elegant, taper...
Stoneware
Chinese Cizhou Glazed Wine Jar, Qing Dynasty, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive glazed vessel dates to the mid-19th century and was used to store wine and spirits made from rice and other grains. Shaped by hand in Jincheng, Shanxi, the large jar ...
Stoneware
$881 / item
H 11.03 in Dm 11.03 in
Pair of Late Qing Blue and White Stoneware Ginger Jars with Scholars Scene
Located in Antwerp, BE
A rare matched pair of late 19th century Chinese blue and white stoneware ginger jars, each hand-painted with a lively scholars scene beneath a fruiting tree.
Porcelain, Stoneware
A Chinese Brown Glazed Martaban Storage Jar, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Brown Glazed Martaban Storage Jar, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century Description: Impressed Circular Pattern, covered overall in a brown glaze. Martaban jars are named after the...
Stoneware
Large Chinese Martaban Ming Dynasty Stoneware Storage Vase with Dragons
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Martaban Ming dynasty stoneware storage vase with dragons, 14th century. Beautiful Ochoa and yellow brown glaze with decorated dragons and Ming clouds. Applied snail or dragon ...
Stoneware
Chinese Ming dynasty Martaban 39 Inch Stoneware Storage Vase with Dragons
Located in Dallas, TX
Large Martaban Ming dynasty stoneware storage vase with dragons, 14th century. Beautiful Ochoa and yellow-brown glaze with decorated dragons and Ming clouds. Applied snail or dragon ...
Stoneware
A Chinese Cizhou Stonweare Vessel, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Cizhou Stonweare Vessel, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century Description: Produced in Northern China, Cizhou ware was especially popular from the Song to Yuan dynasties (11th–14th ...
Stoneware
A Chinese Mataban Stoneware Storage Jar
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Chinese Mataban Stoneware Storage Jar 18th century The baluster body set at the shoulder with lug handles brown glaze Height 12.87 in Catalogue note The glaze is influenced by the...
Stoneware
Stoneware Storage Jar China East Zhou Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pinkish stoneware jar with broad shoulder and slightly tapered body from Chinese East Zhou Dynasty (771-256BC).
Stoneware
Chinese Glazed Stoneware Jar, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
In 19th century China jars like this would have held wines, foods, and other consumable items. The combination of an irregular surface with a subtle ridged pattern along the side giv...
Terracotta
Chinese Song Dynasty Cizhou Black and Brown Glazed Stoneware Grain Jar
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Chinese Song Dynasty Cizhou Black and Brown Glazed Stoneware Grain Jar Extremely rare, high quality and historically significant stoneware grain jar from the Song Dynasty, 12th Cent...
Stoneware
$2,450
H 23 in Dm 18 in
Antique Chinese Martaban Stoneware Storage Jar or Pots used During Ming Dynasty
Located in Highwood, IL
Martaban jars are basic stoneware storage containers or pots used during the Ming dynasty.
Stoneware
Antique Stoneware Large Green-Glazed Mataban Vase Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Stoneware Large Green-Glazed Mataban Jar This large antique Chinese urn/jar has six small handles and a shiny green surface.
Stoneware
Antique Stoneware Small Green-Glazed Mataban Vase Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Stoneware Small Green-Glazed Mataban Jar / Vase This large antique Chinese vase/jar has six small carved handles around the rim.
Stoneware
19th Century Stoneware Jar
Located in New York, NY
19th century Chinese antique stoneware Jar. Hand-painted. Having strong wear and patina.
Chinese 19Th Century Earthenware Martaban Storage Jar
Located in Kastrup, DK
A fine and large Chinese brown ochre glazed stoneware storage jar, commonly known as a Martaban or Martavan jar.
Stoneware
Monumental Chinese Drip Glaze Pickling Jar, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
Shaped by hand, the stoneware pot sits with grand scale and fantastic, wabi-sabi texture.
Stoneware
Large Chinese Martaban Jar, Ming Dynasty
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a large Chinese 17th Century Stoneware Martaban Jar. Martancan Jars were created to store food items such as grain, tea, oil, etc.
Terracotta
A Chinese Cizhou Stonweare Jar, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Cizhou Stonweare Jar, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century Description: Produced in Northern China, Cizhou ware was especially popular from the Song to Yuan dynasties (11th–14th cen...
Stoneware
Chinese Ochre Brown Glazed Martaban Jar, Ming Dynasty, 15th-16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and large Chinese brown ochre glazed stoneware storage jar, commonly known as a Martaban or Martavan jar, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century.
Stoneware
Chinese Yueyao Celadon Glazed Jar 'Guan', Five Dynasties, 10th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime Chinese Yueyao glazed guan jar with incised decoration and applied handles, five dynasties period (907- 979 AD), China. The vessel of somewhat flattened globular form, w...
Stoneware
Three Chinese Olive and Brown Glazed Storage Jars, Late 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
Three Chinese stoneware storage jars with olive brown glazes, Southeast China, late 19th century.
Stoneware
Chinese Sui Dynasty White Glazed Jar with Loop Handles, 6th-7th Century
Located in Austin, TX
The voluptuous jar crafted from a high fired stoneware and glazed a creamy white with a fine crackled surface.
Stoneware
Chinese Tang Dynasty Brown Glazed Jar with Lug Handles, 9th-10th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Tang dynasty (618 to 906 AD) brown glazed jar with applied lug handles, circa late 9th or early 10th century, China. The jar of somewhat stout proportions, but sill elegan...
Stoneware
Two Chinese Martaban Stoneware Storage Jars
Located in Fulton, CA
Extraordinary organic texture and earth-tone glaze to this pair of antique Martaban jars. Excellent condition.
Ceramic
Glazed Stoneware Jar
Located in New York, NY
Similar example: Shanghai Museum, illustrated in National Bureau of Cultural Relics 1995, number 100, page 208. The grey stoneware jar of compressed globular form with short, cyl...
Unavailable
H 11.62 in Dm 12.6 in
19th century Green Celadon Ginger Jar fluted glazed stoneware Longquan China
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Presenting a magnificent 19th-century Green Celadon Ginger Jar, a stunning example of fluted glazed stoneware, likely originating from Longquan, China.
Stoneware
Stoneware jar with brown and beige glaze
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Presenting a remarkable stoneware jar adorned with an exquisite brown and beige glaze, originating from the southern region of China, specifically Cizhou.
Stoneware
Unavailable
H 14.97 in Dm 10.1 in
19th century Celadon Glazed Stoneware Ginger Jar Mounted as Lamp Longquan China
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Introducing a beautifully crafted 19th-century Celadon Glazed Stoneware Ginger Jar, originally from Longquan, China, now thoughtfully converted into a sophisticated lamp.
Ceramic
Chinese 18th Century Martaban Jar from the Nanking Cargo
Located in London, GB
A Chinese 18th century stoneware jar from the Nanking Cargo sale held by Christies in Amsterdam on May 2nd 1986 at the Hilton hotel.
Earthenware
Tang Dynasty Jar With Matching Domed Shaped Cover
Located in Atlanta, GA
The overall shape of this jar with the round body narrowing from the waist down to flat footed base and the dome-shaped lid are typically of pieces produced during the Tang Dynasty; ...
Stoneware
Large Chinese Green Glazed Stoneware Jar
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large Chinese unica stoneware vase with raised lip. Variation during firing has resulted in delightfully irregular patterns over its textured surface.
Stoneware
Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty Stoneware Storage Jar
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty (1st century) stoneware pottery vessel with applied geometric link borders and dark celadon glaze falling short of the foot, with two taotie creature form...
Pottery, Stoneware
Mid-19th Century Chinese Glazed Stoneware Storage Jar
Located in Kastrup, DK
Chinese ochre glazed stoneware storage jar with a subtle ridged pattern along the top of the body.
Stoneware
18th Century or Earlier Chinese Stoneware Ginger Jar
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
18th century or Earlier Chinese stoneware ginger jar. Made for the South East Asia trade.
Stone
Vintage Stoneware Farmyard Jar with Spout
Located in Manassas Park, VA
This is a vintage stoneware storage jar from southern China.
Stoneware
Antique Imari Chinese Ginger Jars
Located in Katonah, NY
Provenance: with the label of Elinor Gordon. Chinese Imari ginger jars made in the mid 18th century circa 1760 (Dauguong (1820-1850). Each jar is painted in cobalt blue and orange ...
Stoneware
A Chinese Cizhou Stonweare Jar, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Cizhou Stonweare Jar, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century Description: Produced in Northern China, Cizhou ware was especially popular from the Song to Yuan dynasties (11th–14th cen...
Stoneware
Antique Chinese Ginger Jar Monochrome Copper-Red Glazed Late Qing Circa 1880
Located in Katonah, NY
Its presence is strong and understated, revealing the quiet beauty of deep copper-red glaze on Chinese stoneware. The glaze shifts in tone as it moves down the jar, pooling into warm...
Stoneware
Pair Antique Chinese Ginger Jars Monochrome Copper Red, Late Qing Circa 1880
Located in Katonah, NY
These two ginger jars exemplify the quiet strength of Chinese monochrome copper-red ware.
Stoneware
Vintage Farmyard Jar
Located in Manassas Park, VA
This is a vintage stoneware jar from Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, with the place of manufacture stamped in a gourd-shaped cartouche.
Stoneware
Vintage Farmyard Jar with Spout
Located in Manassas Park, VA
This is a vintage stoneware storage jar from southern China. The jar exhibits a floral pattern on the shoulder.
Stoneware
Vintage Farmyard Jar with Striated Pattern
Located in Manassas Park, VA
This is a vintage stoneware storage jar from southern China. The jar exhibits a striated pattern on the shoulder and a natural celadon ash glaze.
Stoneware
Tall Vintage Farmyard Jar with Stamp
Located in Manassas Park, VA
This is a vintage stoneware jar from southern China with a stamp indicating manufacture in Fenghua, Zhejiang Province.
Stoneware
Tall Vintage Farmyard Jar with Patching
Located in Manassas Park, VA
This is a vintage stoneware jar from southern China with an incised whorl pattern and some patching and wear.
Stoneware
Vintage Farmyard Jar with Spout and Prosperity Symbol
Located in Manassas Park, VA
This is a vintage stoneware storage jar from southern China. The jar exhibits a "fu" pattern on the shoulder.
Stoneware
Vintage Farmyard Jar with Spout and Prosperity Design
Located in Manassas Park, VA
This is a vintage stoneware storage jar from southern China. The jar exhibits a "fu" pattern on the shoulder.
Stoneware
Vintage Farmyard Jar with Spout and Reddish Tones
Located in Manassas Park, VA
This is a vintage stoneware storage jar from southern China.
Stoneware
Chinese Qing-Dynasty Ochre Glazed Vinegar Gar
Located in Kastrup, DK
Chinese brown ochre glazed stoneware vinegar storage jar.
Stoneware
A Chinese Cizhou Stonweare Vessel, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Cizhou Stonweare Vessel, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century Description: Produced in Northern China, Cizhou ware was especially popular from the Song to Yuan dynasties (11th–14th ...
Stoneware
Chinese Martaban Stoneware Storage Jars
Located in Fulton, CA
Extraordinary organic texture and earth-tone glaze to this pair of antique, centuries old, Chinese Martaban storage jars. Flora and fauna decoration. These are not a perfectly matche...
Pottery, Earthenware
Tang Period Covered Stoneware Jar with White Glaze
Located in Stamford, CT
Tang period covered stoneware jar with finely crackled white glaze.
Ceramic
Lg Antique Chinese country storage jar vase dragon motif
Located in Yonkers, NY
Large 19th century Chinese decorated storage vase or jar with colorful glazed decoration featuring a dragon motif. Great for a garden or an interior space.
Stoneware
Sold
H 21.5 in Dm 16 in
Martaban Ware Stoneware Storage Jar, Running Glaze, Ming Dynasty, Found in Laos
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Martaban ware stoneware storage jar, running glaze, Ming dynasty, found in Laos.
Stoneware
Pair of Chinese White-glazed Pottery Jar Lamps
Located in Long Island City, NY
A refined and elegant pair of Chinese white-glazed jars converted into lamps. The jars of ovoid form and cream-colored glaze, with a subtle pale-green tint. Double-cluster sockets an...
Stoneware
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Chinese Pair of Ginger Jars Mounted as Lamps
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th-early 20th century pair of ginger jars now mounted as lamps, Chinese. Bird & prunus decorated pair of late Qing crackle glazed stoneware ginger jars.
Stoneware
Celadon Dragon Tea Leaf Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite celadon jar has a simple, cylindrical form traditionally used for storing loose leaf tea or other dried herbs. Three little clouds decorate the round lid and a celestial ...
Stoneware
Chinese Storage Vessel, 19th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
These are impressive black glazed Chinese Late Qing Stoneware Storage Jars that would be at home in an Axel Vervoordt-style designed space.
Stoneware
Tall Ming Dynasty Storage Jar. Martaban Ware. Found in Laos. Floral Design.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tall Ming Dynasty Storage Jar. Martaban Ware. Found in Laos. Floral Design. Tall brown glazed storage jar found in Laos but manufactured in southern China most probably during the Mi...
Stoneware
Sold
H 8.67 in Dm 9.85 in
Important Antique Ming Dynasty Chinese Stoneware Jar Celadon with fluted detail
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful Chinese stoneware Celadon vase, probably Longquan, with fluted decoration made during the Ming dynasty, between the 14th and 16th centuries. Characterized by a circular bal...
Stoneware
Chinese Stoneware Jar Celadon fluted detail, Ming Dynasty 14th to 16th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very old interesting provincial Chinese stoneware Celadon Jar, probably Longquan, with fluted or ribbed decoration, which we date to the Ming Dynasty, between the 14th and...
Stoneware
Large Chinese Cizhou Stoneware Wine Jar
Located in Chireno, TX
Large Chinese Cizhou stoneware wine jar. Large-scale wine vessel, dating to the 19th century.
Stoneware
Extra Large Stoneware Wine Jars, China, circa 1810
Located in Culver City, CA
Extra large stoneware wine jars China circa 1810 “Chizou” storage jars with remanants of painted finish.
Stoneware
Provincial Chinese Wine Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally used as a fermenting jar, this early 20th century ceramic pot is coated inside and out with a subdued green-brown glaze. The jar has a narrow mouth and a rounded, oblong f...
Stoneware
Sold
H 9 in Dm 8.75 in
Pair of Chinese Monochrome Red Ginger Jars Xianfeng or Tongzhi Reign (1831-1875)
Located in Katonah, NY
WHY WE LOVE THEM: Antique but yet so Modern! We are pleased to offer this pair of Chinese monochrome red ( sang-de-boeuf ) ginger jars dated to Xianfeng and Tongzhi periods. (1831-18...
Stoneware
Large Vintage Farmyard Amphora Jar
Located in Manassas Park, VA
This is a vintage stoneware storage jar from southern China with surface patterning.
Stoneware
Antique Cizhou Stoneware Vessel Ming Dynasty
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful stoneware Chinese vessel, hand-painted and glazed, decorated with Chinese motifs or calligraphy like to make exceptional object of art. Two more available.
Stoneware
Large Antique Cizhou Stoneware Vessel Ming Dynasty
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful stoneware Chinese vessel, hand-painted and glazed, decorated with Chinese motifs or calligraphy like to make exceptional object of art.
Stoneware
Cocoon-shaped earthenware jar with cloud-scroll design, West Han Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
This handsome jar with excellent condition would have served as a mortuary object (mingqi), placed in a tomb as a substitute for the more valuable bronze and lacquer vessels used in ...
Stoneware
Antique Cizhou Stonweare Vessel Ming Dynasty
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful stoneware Chinese jar, hand-painted and glazed, decorated with Chinese motifs or calligraphy like, to make exceptional object of art.
Stoneware
Chinese Stoneware Storage Martaban Jars with Dragon Relief
Located in Atlanta, GA
Heavily potted in a robust baluster form, this Chinese stoneware storage jar is covered with a thick yellow glaze.
Ceramic
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Glazed Stoneware Jars
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Pair of stoneware jars In 19th century China jars like this would have held wines, foods, and other consumable items.
Terracotta
Antique Cizhou Stoneware Jar, Ming Dynasty
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful stoneware Chinese jar hand-painted and glazed, decorated with Chinese motifs or calligraphy like, to make exceptional object of art.
Stoneware
Antique 10th Century Chinese Wine Jar Northern Song Dynasty Stoneware
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a "museum quality" Chinese stoneware Wine Jar dating to the Song Dynasty, probably Northern Song of 960 to 1127.
Ceramic
Chinese Tz'u Chou Jar
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Beautiful stoneware vessel with transparent glaze over grey slipped body with hand-painted decoration. Decorated containers like this are associated with burial traditions in norther...
Stoneware
Sold
H 20.5 in Dm 14.5 in
Martaban Ware Stoneware Storage Jar, Drip Glaze, Ming Dynasty, Found in Laos
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Martaban ware stoneware storage jar with drip glaze. Ming dynasty, found in Laos.
Stoneware
Over sized Chinese Ming Dynasty Cizhou Ware Ceramic Jar
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful very huge Cizhou ware brown painted ceramic jar with leaves and flowers decor. A wave band below the neck. Good condition. A very comparable but slightly smaller jar in the...
Stoneware
A Chinese Cizhou Stonweare Jar, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Cizhou Stonweare Jar, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century Description: Produced in Northern China, Cizhou ware was especially popular from the Song to Yuan dynasties (11th–14th cen...
Stoneware
Chinese Tang Dynasty Splash and Drip Glazed Ovoid Jar, circa 8th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A quiet and surprisingly contemporary looking Tang Dynasty (618 to 906 AD) ovoid jar with an abstract drip glaze, China, circa 8th century. The tall, slender vase of elegant prop...
Stoneware
Set of Ten Chinese Apothecary Jars and Covers
Located in London, GB
Set of ten Chinese Green Glaze Stoneware Apothecary Jars & Covers - Hunan Province.
Chinese Honan Stoneware Jar
Located in Seattle, WA
Chinese Honan stoneware jar. The small jar with globular body rising from a flat footrim and countersunk base, with very short unglazed neck; the body with dark brown glaze and nine ...
Stoneware
$40,828
H 28.35 in W 30.32 in D 12.21 in
Antique Tiffany Studios Adjustable Lamp Base with Later Stained Glass Shade
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Tiffany adjustable bronze lamp base, stamped "Tiffany Studios, New York, 7984", circa 1915. The base was acquired with its current Tiffany Style stained glass shade with Dragonfly mo...
Bronze
$3,646
H 21.5 in Dm 15.8 in
Perfectly Design Antique Alabaster Chandelier / Pendant Light in Mint Condition
Located in Lisse, NL
One of a kind and perfectly balanced light fixture with a stunning alabaster shade. Thanks to its beautiful and classical design and its truly good condition this perfectly balanced...
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze
$48,000
H 5.13 in Dm 10 in
Archaic Chinese Bronze Ritual Vessel, Gui, Early Western Zhou, 11th century BCE
Located in Austin, TX
A stunning and rare Chinese archaic bronze gui, a type of ritual bronze vessel used to hold grain, either for feasting, or for making offerings to the ancestors, late Shang to early ...
Bronze
$1,300
H 15.95 in Dm 13.47 in
Japanese antique Bizen ware vase / 15th-16th century / Wabi-sabi vase/Tsubo
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This Bizen ware jar was fired in the Bizen region of Okayama Prefecture. Bizen ware is one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns and is known as one of the oldest pottery styles in Japan. Its...
Pottery
Spanish Dark Terracotta Olive Jar / Vessel
Located in Barcelona, ES
Antique Handmade Unglazed Terracota Olive Jar or Vessel, Spain, 19th century- 1930s This eye-catching dark terracota jar or urn was designed to contain water and to keep it fresh. I...
Terracotta, Clay, Earthenware, Pottery
Antique Heavy Bronze Tower Bell on Oak Yoke, British Colonial, 1880
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Heavy bronze bell, tower bell. This is a very heavy piece it is on an Oak Yoke with iron fixings including a the bracket which holds the rope For the purpose of the pictures and...
Bronze
$650Sale Price|35% Off
H 3.55 in Dm 7.49 in
Bowl with mandarin duck and lotus pattern design, Late Ming Era(16-17th century)
Located in seoul, KR
Bowl from the late Ming dynasty cargo. An identical piece is included on page 136 of the Bin Thuan catalog titled 'The Age of Discovery: Asian Ceramics Found Along the Maritime Silk ...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Samuraï armor
Located in Brussel, BE
Amazing and unique Samuraï armor. End of XIXth century, early XXth century. Nimai do Okegawa gusoku (2 plate with barrel form cuirasse armor). Composed of an iron helmet mounted with...
Iron
Antique Chinese Glazed Ceramic Soy Sauce Jar, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This glazed Chinese ceramic jar from the turn of the 19th Century was once used for soy sauce production. It features a brown finish and outer surface that features a ribbed texture....
Ceramic
Ebbe Sadolin, Danish 1900-1982 Vase by Ebbe Sadolin for Bing & Grøndal
By Bing & Grøndahl, Ebbe Sadolin
Located in Kastrup, DK
Ebbe Sadolin, Danish 1900-1982 Vase by Ebbe Sadolin for Bing & Grøndal. Height: 29 cm. Stoneware with an incredibly beautiful glaze in earthy tones. The vase has a minor repair on ...
Stoneware

Chinese ginger jars were originally made as utilitarian vessels used to store various herbs and spices. Today, they are almost exclusively decorative objects.

Chinese ginger jars are defined by their round, compact shape, wide mouth, short neck, and fitted cover.

A Chinese ginger jar should be fairly compact in size, with a rounded, globular or ovoid body, high shoulders, a wide circular mouth, short neck, and a fitted cover.
The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
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