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Antique 1922 Royal Delft Blue White Porcelain Lidded Urn Ginger Jar Mantel Vases
Antique 1922 Royal Delft Blue White Porcelain Lidded Urn Ginger Jar Mantel Vases

Antique 1922 Royal Delft Blue White Porcelain Lidded Urn Ginger Jar Mantel Vases

By Royal Delft

Located in Dayton, OH

Pair of antique Royal Delft pottery blue and white porcelain mantel urns. Traditional temple urn / lobed pumpkin-like shape, scalloped rim and large round finials on lids. Hand decor...

Category

Vintage 1920s Chinoiserie Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-20th Century Dutch Blue and White Floral Royal Delft Ginger Jar with Lid
Mid-20th Century Dutch Blue and White Floral Royal Delft Ginger Jar with Lid

Mid-20th Century Dutch Blue and White Floral Royal Delft Ginger Jar with Lid

By Delft

Located in Dallas, TX

Created in Holland, circa 1960, the faience potiche features hand painted medallions with Classic Dutch flowers and foliage motifs. Stamped Delfts on the bottom with "Royal Sphinx Ma...

Category

Mid-20th Century Dutch Delft and Faience

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Chinese Blue and White Ceramic Ginger Jar
Chinese Blue and White Ceramic Ginger Jar

Chinese Blue and White Ceramic Ginger Jar

Located in Astoria, NY

Chinese blue and white ceramic lidded ginger jar painted with foliate decoration.

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Blue and White Ginger Jars
Pair of Blue and White Ginger Jars

Pair of Blue and White Ginger Jars

Located in Westwood, NJ

Large hand-painted Vintage style Chinese export blue and white lidded ginger jars decorated floral fruit. Dimensions: 13" W x 13" D x 22.75" H.

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Ginger Jars
Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Ginger Jars

Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Ginger Jars

Located in New York, NY

Blue and white will never go out of style. This pair of ginger jars with lids feature a beautiful glaze with lovely detailing.

Category

20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Pair of Large Chinese Blue & White Ginger Jars
Pair of Large Chinese Blue & White Ginger Jars

Pair of Large Chinese Blue & White Ginger Jars

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Vintage pair of striking blue and white ginger jars with lids. Vibrant contemporary design.

Category

20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Blue and White Chinese Ginger Jars
Pair of Blue and White Chinese Ginger Jars

Pair of Blue and White Chinese Ginger Jars

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pair of hand-painted Chinese blue and white porcelain Ginger jars with lids depicting birds and floral motifs throughout.

Category

Vintage 1970s Asian Chinese Export Pottery

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Vintage Blue and White Ginger Jars
Pair of Vintage Blue and White Ginger Jars

Pair of Vintage Blue and White Ginger Jars

Located in New York, NY

Vintage pair blue and white Chinese lidded ginger jars. Dimension: 11.5" H x 9.5" diameter x 5.5" base diameter.

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Ginger Jars
Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Ginger Jars

Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Ginger Jars

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain lidded ginger jars with Classic form hand decorated with waterlilies and asserted flowers all around.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Large Hand-Painted Dragon Ginger Jars
Pair of Large Hand-Painted Dragon Ginger Jars

Pair of Large Hand-Painted Dragon Ginger Jars

Located in Westwood, NJ

Large hand-painted Chinese export blue and white lidded Ginger jars decorated with dragon phoenix patterns.

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Pair of Chinese Porcelain Floral Ginger Jar Lamps
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Floral Ginger Jar Lamps

Pair of Chinese Porcelain Floral Ginger Jar Lamps

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Exceptional pair of large Chinese porcelain hand-painted ginger jar table lamps. Featuring lidded jars decorated with lotus blossom and peonies.

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Wood, Porcelain

Vintage Chinese Hand Painted Porcelain Floral Ginger Jar
Vintage Chinese Hand Painted Porcelain Floral Ginger Jar

Vintage Chinese Hand Painted Porcelain Floral Ginger Jar

Located in Pomona, CA

This large porcelain ginger jar with lid has a stunning hand painted design of flowers, vines, leaves and butterflies.

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Large Qing Dynasty Famille Rose Porcelain Ginger Jar
Large Qing Dynasty Famille Rose Porcelain Ginger Jar

Large Qing Dynasty Famille Rose Porcelain Ginger Jar

Located in Grythyttan, SE

Antique ginger jar with lid, porcelain, China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, pumpkin-shaped featuring boys at play in Famille Rose colors.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Pair of Export Chinese Jars with Lids
Pair of Export Chinese Jars with Lids

Pair of Export Chinese Jars with Lids

Located in New York, NY

A pair of Chinese export ginger jars with blue and white lids with a stunning glaze.

Category

Vintage 1980s Ceramics

Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Lidded Jars
Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Lidded Jars

Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Lidded Jars

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Attractive pair of Chinese export cloissoné enamel ginger jars. Each lidded jar is supported by a round wooden stand with small feet.

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Blue and White Ginger Jars Pair of Antique Chinese
Blue and White Ginger Jars Pair of Antique Chinese

Blue and White Ginger Jars Pair of Antique Chinese

Located in Katonah, NY

Pair of Chinese Blue and White porcelain lidded ginger jars painted with decoration dating to mid-19th century Qing dynasty.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Porcelain Sky Blue Ginger Jar Lamps
Pair of Chinese Porcelain Sky Blue Ginger Jar Lamps

Pair of Chinese Porcelain Sky Blue Ginger Jar Lamps

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Rare pair of Chinese porcelain sky blue vases mounted as table lamps. Featuring a lidded ginger jar form and mounted on carved wooden plinths with brass hardware.

Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Brass

Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Round Ginger Jars
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Round Ginger Jars

Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Round Ginger Jars

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Idyllic pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain round ginger jars with lids. Beautifully decorated with hand-painted village and landscape scenes.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Boldly-Scaled Continental Polychromed Faience Baluster-Form Covered Ginger Jar
Boldly-Scaled Continental Polychromed Faience Baluster-Form Covered Ginger Jar

Boldly-Scaled Continental Polychromed Faience Baluster-Form Covered Ginger Jar

Located in San Francisco, CA

A boldly-scaled continental polychromed faience baluster-form covered ginger jar; the domed lid with finial knob resting on a bulbous body tapering to the base with a flared foot; pa...

Category

Antique 19th Century Unknown Urns

Pair of Chinese Canton Blue and White Porcelain Ginger Jars
Pair of Chinese Canton Blue and White Porcelain Ginger Jars

Pair of Chinese Canton Blue and White Porcelain Ginger Jars

Located in Sheffield, MA

Pair of Chinese blue and white baluster shape lidded ginger jars decorated with floral and phoenix design in the tradition of centuries-old Chinese blue-and-white porcelain ware.

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Blue and White Jars with Lids
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Jars with Lids

Pair of Chinese Blue and White Jars with Lids

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Unusually shaped Chinese blue and white ginger jars with lids.

Category

20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Lidded Jars
Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Lidded Jars

Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Lidded Jars

By Alba China

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain lidded ginger jars hand decorated with trees and flowers. in the Chinese Export manner.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Chinese Over Molded Turquoise Melon Form Ginger Jars, Qing Dynasty
Pair Chinese Over Molded Turquoise Melon Form Ginger Jars, Qing Dynasty

Pair Chinese Over Molded Turquoise Melon Form Ginger Jars, Qing Dynasty

Located in Austin, TX

A stunning pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty turquoise glazed melon form lidded ginger jars with over molded decorations, late 19th or early 20th century, China.

Category

Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Chinese Hand Painted Porcelain Floral Garden Ginger Jar Table Lamp
Vintage Chinese Hand Painted Porcelain Floral Garden Ginger Jar Table Lamp

Vintage Chinese Hand Painted Porcelain Floral Garden Ginger Jar Table Lamp

Located in Big Flats, NY

A vintage Chinese table lamp offers lidded porcelain ginger jar in hourglass form with hand painted garden scene of flowers and birds, collar with repeating stylized foliate pattern,...

Category

20th Century Chinese Table Lamps

Materials

Hardwood, Ceramic, Porcelain

Early 20th Century Chinese Blue and White Ginger Jar with Prunus Branches
Early 20th Century Chinese Blue and White Ginger Jar with Prunus Branches

Early 20th Century Chinese Blue and White Ginger Jar with Prunus Branches

Located in Chicago, IL

A blue and white painted ginger jar with lid from circa 1900. This ginger jar is painted with prunus, cherry blossom, and bamboo scenes.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Painted Ginger Jar Table Lamps with Birds
Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Painted Ginger Jar Table Lamps with Birds

Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Painted Ginger Jar Table Lamps with Birds

Located in Antwerp, BE

Each of these hand painted ginger jars have wooden lids and are mounted as table lamps on a wooden base.

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Wood, Porcelain

19th Century Chinese Oxblood Covered Jar
19th Century Chinese Oxblood Covered Jar

19th Century Chinese Oxblood Covered Jar

Located in San Francisco, CA

Sang de Boeuf glaze ginger jar with lid. Chinese, mid to late 19th century.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Chinese Lidded Cloisonné Tea Caddy, circa 1920
Vintage Chinese Lidded Cloisonné Tea Caddy, circa 1920

Vintage Chinese Lidded Cloisonné Tea Caddy, circa 1920

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A fine vintage/antique Chinese cloisonné lidded ginger jar and associated wooden display Stand.

Category

Vintage 1920s Chinese Antiquities

Pair of Large 17th Century Delft Jars
Pair of Large 17th Century Delft Jars

Pair of Large 17th Century Delft Jars

Located in Winter Park, FL

Pair of large 17th century delft faience lidded ginger jars with Chinoiserie decoration of birds and flowers inspired by the blue on white décor of Ming porcelain.

Category

Antique 17th Century Dutch Delft and Faience

Pair of Large Blue and White Delft Vases
Pair of Large Blue and White Delft Vases

Pair of Large Blue and White Delft Vases

By Delft

Located in New York, NY

Pair of soft blue and white octagonal form lobed and lidded Delft ginger jars with chinoiserie birds and flowers, Netherlands, late 19th century.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Delft and Faience

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Japanese Asian Imari Porcelain Table Lamps
Pair of Japanese Asian Imari Porcelain Table Lamps

Pair of Japanese Asian Imari Porcelain Table Lamps

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Pair of Japanese Imari porcelain lidded ginger jar shaped vases mounted on giltwood bases.

Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Irish Mahogany Single Tea Caddy with Armorial Crest
Early 19th Century Irish Mahogany Single Tea Caddy with Armorial Crest

Early 19th Century Irish Mahogany Single Tea Caddy with Armorial Crest

Located in Dallas, TX

The earliest examples that came to Europe were of Chinese porcelain, and approximated in shape to the ginger-jar. They had lids or stoppers likewise of china, and were most frequentl...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Irish George III Tea Caddies

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Victorian Scottish Burr Walnut Domed Topped Tea Caddy, 19th Century
Antique Victorian Scottish Burr Walnut Domed Topped Tea Caddy, 19th Century

Antique Victorian Scottish Burr Walnut Domed Topped Tea Caddy, 19th Century

Located in London, GB

The earliest examples that came to Europe were of Chinese porcelain, and approximated in shape to the ginger-jar. They had lids or stoppers likewise of china, and were most frequentl...

Category

Antique 1860s Scottish Victorian Tea Caddies

Materials

Brass

Antique Hand-Painted Blue Delft Ginger Jar Vase Lion
Antique Hand-Painted Blue Delft Ginger Jar Vase Lion

Antique Hand-Painted Blue Delft Ginger Jar Vase Lion

Located in Newberry, SC

A vibrant hand-painted Blue Delft Ginger Jar Lidded Vase with a whimsical lion ornament and the mark of Boch Freres

Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Delft and Faience

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Ginger Jar High with Lid, Late 12th Century
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Ginger Jar High with Lid, Late 12th Century

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Ginger Jar High with Lid, Late 12th Century

Located in Allentown, PA

Chinese blue and white porcelain ginger jar 12 inches high with lid, late 19th century Peafowl design great No chips or cracks.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Other Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Maitland Smith Asian Chinoiserie Porcelain Ginger Jar
Maitland Smith Asian Chinoiserie Porcelain Ginger Jar

Maitland Smith Asian Chinoiserie Porcelain Ginger Jar

By Maitland Smith

Located in Charlotte, NC

An Asian chinoiserie style ginger jar with lid by Maitland Smith. Fine porcelain body formed in Taiwan, hand painted with chinoiserie multi-color floral scenes with butterflies and r...

Category

Late 20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Jars

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Ginger Jars
Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Ginger Jars

Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Ginger Jars

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Pair of Chinese cloisonné enamel ginger jars with lids. This pair of jars are in very good condition with very detailed cloisonné work.

Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Jars

Materials

Enamel

Large William Moorcroft Arts & Crafts Ginger Jar in "Moonlit Blue, " circa 1925
Large William Moorcroft Arts & Crafts Ginger Jar in "Moonlit Blue, " circa 1925

Large William Moorcroft Arts & Crafts Ginger Jar in "Moonlit Blue, " circa 1925

By William Moorcroft

Located in Toronto, ONTARIO

We offer a large Moorcroft ginger jar with intact lid, in the Arts and Crafts, l tube-lined and glazed landscape pattern, "Moonlit Blue", designed by William Moorcroft, in 1922.

Category

Vintage 1920s English Arts and Crafts Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Lidded Ginger Jars
Chinese Lidded Ginger Jars

Chinese Lidded Ginger Jars

Located in Pasadena, CA

Curated by RP Antiques, these Chinese ginger jars are made of black glazed ceramic with classic silhouettes topped by traditional foo dogs. Cosmopolitan additions to any refined trad...

Category

Mid-20th Century Other Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary Chinoiserie Lidded Ginger Jar
Contemporary Chinoiserie Lidded Ginger Jar

Contemporary Chinoiserie Lidded Ginger Jar

Located in Alpharetta, GA

Handmade blue and white porcelain large lidded ginger jar with an antique finish. Inspired by the pottery of ancient Chinese empires, this jar will make a dramatic feature when displ...

Category

2010s Chinese Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary Chinoiserie Lidded Ginger Jar with Bird Motif
Contemporary Chinoiserie Lidded Ginger Jar with Bird Motif

Contemporary Chinoiserie Lidded Ginger Jar with Bird Motif

Located in Alpharetta, GA

Handmade blue and white porcelain lidded jar with an antique finish. Inspired by the pottery of ancient Chinese empires, this jar will make a dramatic feature when displayed as a cen...

Category

2010s Chinese Chinese Chippendale Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Ginger Jar
Ginger Jar

Ginger Jar

Sold|$2,800

Ginger Jar

Located in East Hampton, NY

Q'ing Dynasty Shanghai Embossed and Hand Painted Lidded Ginger Jar

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Ceramics

Ginger Jar
Ginger Jar

Ginger Jar

Sold|$2,800

Ginger Jar

Located in East Hampton, NY

Turn of the Century Q'ing Dynasty Shanghai Blue and White Porcelain Lidded Ginger Jar

Category

Antique 1890s Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Ginger Jars with Lid and Handles
Pair of Chinese Ginger Jars with Lid and Handles

Pair of Chinese Ginger Jars with Lid and Handles

Located in Hudson, NY

Pair of blue and white ginger jars with lids and gilt metal.

Category

20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Metal

Celadon Ginger Jar
Celadon Ginger Jar

Celadon Ginger Jar

Located in East Hampton, NY

Contemporary Chinese Porcelain Glazed Lidded Ginger Jar ( pair available, priced and sold separately )

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Porcelain Ginger Jar
Porcelain Ginger Jar

Porcelain Ginger Jar

Located in San Francisco, CA

Blue and White Porcelain Ginger Jar with turned Wood Lids. Nine Available.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Vases

Pair of Chinese Blue and white Ginger jars with lid
Pair of Chinese Blue and white Ginger jars with lid

Pair of Chinese Blue and white Ginger jars with lid

Located in Sarasota, FL

Pair of extra large blue and white ginger jars with wood lid, pattern on jar is lotus scroll

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Studio Pottery Style White Lidded Ginger Jar Shape 6 Available
Studio Pottery Style White Lidded Ginger Jar Shape 6 Available

Studio Pottery Style White Lidded Ginger Jar Shape 6 Available

Located in New York, NY

A set of six (priced individually) lidded vessels. Each with an oversized ginger jar shape in a gorgeous white studio pottery style.

Category

Late 20th Century American More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Pottery

LAURENCE McGOWAN England Avian Stoneware Lidded Ginger Jars Urns - Pair
LAURENCE McGOWAN England Avian Stoneware Lidded Ginger Jars Urns - Pair

LAURENCE McGOWAN England Avian Stoneware Lidded Ginger Jars Urns - Pair

Located in Charlotte, NC

A pair of Laurence McGowan England Avian Themed Stoneware Lidded Ginger Jars / Urns. Born in Salisbury in 1942, Laurence McGowan established his own workshop in 1979, having spent se...

Category

Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Urns

Materials

Pottery

Blue & White Ginger Jar
Blue & White Ginger Jar

Blue & White Ginger Jar

Located in San Francisco, CA

Hand painted decorative flowers on blue and white Chinese ginger jar with lid.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Ceramics

BLue & White GInger Jar
BLue & White GInger Jar

BLue & White GInger Jar

Located in San Francisco, CA

Hand painted decorative flowers on blue and white Chinese ginger jar with lid.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Ceramics

Pair Chinese Ginger Jars
Pair Chinese Ginger Jars

Pair Chinese Ginger Jars

Located in Sarasota, FL

A pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain ginger jars with original lids

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Ceramics

Antique Chinese Ginger Jar
Antique Chinese Ginger Jar

Antique Chinese Ginger Jar

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A fine 19th century painted and decorated antique Chinese ginger jar with original lid.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Large Wood Ginger Jar
Large Wood Ginger Jar

Large Wood Ginger Jar

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Distressed Ginger Jar with Removable Lid, Made from Strips of Oak.

Category

Early 20th Century French Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Oak

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Ginger Jar Lids For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of ginger jar lids available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique ginger jar lids was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, porcelain and pottery. Find 54 antique and vintage ginger jar lids at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 4 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Ginger jar lids have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of ginger jar lids to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco ginger jar lids are of considerable interest. Delft, Boch Freres Keramis and CANTON FAMILLE ROSE each produced beautiful ginger jar lids that are worth considering.

How Much are Ginger Jar Lids?

Prices for ginger jar lids can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, ginger jar lids begin at $65 and can go as high as $18,850, while the average can fetch as much as $1,200.
Questions About Ginger Jar Lids
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A ginger jar is a typically round jar that widens toward the top, or ‘shoulders’ of the jar. The narrower mouth is topped by a smooth domed lid. A temple jar features a handle or knob on the top of the lid. The jar itself is more curved as well. On 1stDibs, find a selection of ginger jars and temple jars.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Ginger jars are blue and white patterned jars that were once used for transporting spices in Ancient China. Today, they serve decorative purposes in homes.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A ginger jar lamp pairs a lovely lampshade with an ornate Chinese spice jar to create a visually appealing lamp. The lampshades can be neutral or colorful to create a beautiful effect. Find a collection of antique and vintage table lamps on 1stDibs.
  • PAGODA RED
    PAGODA REDOctober 7, 2020

    With a similar shape to the baluster jar, Chinese porcelain ginger jars have a rounded form, with broad shoulders tapering to the base and a narrowed neck topped by a domed lid. The unusual name comes from the export market, wherein salt and spices such as ground ginger travelled West in lidded storage vessels.

  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    The original purpose of a ginger jar was to transport herbs and spices. It was European traders who gave the highly decorative containers their name. Today, people use ginger jars as decorations. Find a selection of ginger jars on 1stDibs.
  • Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020

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

  • Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020

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

  • Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020

    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.