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Square Ginger Jar

Chinese Squared Famille Rose Ginger Jar with Ritual Vessels, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully commemorated on this squared ginger jar, tripod censers and bronze ritual vessels have
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Arabia of Finland Ceramic Kitchen Jars and Spice Jars, 16-Piece Set, 1966–68
By Esteri Tomula, Ulla Procope, Arabia
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Set of six Kahvi jars is comprised of the following: Tall square coffee (x2), sugar, and flour jars
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Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Jars

Materials

Plastic, Rubber, Cork, Ceramic

Green Glass Ginger Jar Table Lamps
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Pair of glass table lamps feature ginger jar shape atop square plinths. Good condition with minor
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Green Glass Ginger Jar Table Lamps
Green Glass Ginger Jar Table Lamps
H 29.5 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in
Famille Rose Ginger Jar Mounted as Lamp
Located in Norwood, NJ
Antique Chinese famille rose porcelain ginger jar mounted as a lamp. Porcelain cover and square
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Wood, Porcelain

Late 19th Century Covered Ginger Jar Lamp, Chinese
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century covered ginger jar lamp, Chinese. Blue & white porcelain. Likely made into a lamp
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Late 19th Century Chinese Blue & White Ginger Jar Lamp
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century Chinese blue & white ginger jar lamp. Qing Dynasty, made into a lamp in the 20th
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Chinese Modernist Red Cloisonné Ginger Jars and Stands, Circa 1960s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese Modernist Red Cloisonné Ginger Jars and Stands, Circa 1960s China, 20th Century
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metalwork

Materials

Brass, Copper

Pair of Faux Malachite Table Lamps by Frederick Cooper Lamp Co.
By Frederick Cooper
Located in San Diego, CA
porcelain shaped ginger jar vessel with a beautiful mixed glaze giving the piece amazing depth and character
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Mid-20th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

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19th Century Rose Ormolu Mounted Rose Medallion Vase / Lamp
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th century Chinese rose medallion Cantonese vase / lamp, having wonderful gilded ormolu mounts to the top and base. Hand painted classical oriental scenes, depi...
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Pair of Toile Ginger Jar Lamps by Porcelaine de Paris
By Porcelaine de Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of porcelain lidded urns, in ginger jar form, decorated in a black and white toile hunt scene, on graduated giltwood base. Stock ID: D9365.
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Vintage 1980s French Table Lamps

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Chinese Porcelain Vase Table Lamp
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is a colourful antique Chinese porcelain vase, depicting a traditional Chinese scene with exotic birds and landscape, converted into an elegant table lamp with a fine linen shad...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

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Chinese Vintage Japanese Kutani Style Lamp with Court Scenes and Wooden Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage Japanese Kutani style lamp from the mid-20th century, with court scenes and wooden base. Crafted in China during the midcentury period, this Kutani style lamp attra...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Table Lamps

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Extraordinary Pair of Chinese Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing an extraordinary pair of Chinese table lamps, skillfully made from porcelain and in great condition. Each lamp features stunning, colorful decorative gilt designs, depict...
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Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

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VIntage Cloisonné Ginger Jar With Lid, China, 1970
Located in Bastogne, BE
Ornate cloisonné lidded vase on wooden stand with a red background! China, 1970s. This charming jar has a floral design with one bird. Vintage ginger jar In nice shape as shown...
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Vintage 1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Jars

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Set of Four Dining Chairs by Egon Eiermann for Wilde & Spieth
By Egon Eiermann, Wilde + Spieth
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great set of four Model SE 68 dining chairs by Egon Eiermann for Wilde & Spieth, tubular, chrome-plated steel with painted black wooden, ergonomically formed seats.
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21st Century and Contemporary German Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

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Steel, Chrome

Bobyrug’s pretty vintage Turkmen Baluch rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful mid century Turkmen Baluch rug with nice tribal and stylized design and beautiful colours, with orange, brown and grey, entirely hand knotted with wool on wool foundation ...
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19th Century Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Garlic Mouth Vase, Kangxi Marks
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The globular body decorated with hand applied enamels depicting nobles taking tea while surrounded by attendants and small children. The slender neck rising to a bulbous mouth (seemi...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Blue & White Chinese Porcelain Jar with Hand-Painted Motif
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
An early 20th century blue & white Chinese porcelain jar with hand-painted motif featuring birds. Dimensions: Height 24cm x diameter 20cm.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Other Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Export Brush Pot or Bitong Porcelain hand painted, Qing Circa 1900
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
A Chinese Export porcelain brush pot or bitong, hand painted in a blue and white figural pattern and dating to the turn of the 19th Century, late Qing period, Circa 1900. This piece...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

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Pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Lamps
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pair of hand painted Chinese porcelain lamps with simple carved wood bases. These are in a classic Rose Medallion pattern. The wiring is in great condition and ready to use. The sh...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 19th Century Rose Medallion Vases / Lamps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th century Chinese Rose medallion vases, each with gilded mythical serpent handles on either side, hand painted inset hand painted panels of exotic birds a...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-19th Century Chinese Hand Painted Porcelain Famille Rose Temple Jar with Lid
By CANTON FAMILLE ROSE
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a console with this important antique porcelain ginger jar. Created in China circa 1840 and round in shape, the carved, colorful vase features floral decor, and is further e...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Rose Medallion Canton Porcelain Punch Bowl w/ Multiple Cartooges
Located in New York, NY
A Chinese Export Rose Medallion Famille Rose canton porcelain punch bowl with multiple cartooge panels. The exterior of this gorgeous bowl is decorated with multiple panels which inc...
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Antique 1870s Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

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Pair of rare square shape Ginger jars
Located in Bronx, NY
Pair of rare square shape Ginger jars. Great details and in excellent shape
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Urns

Pair of rare square shape Ginger jars
Pair of rare square shape Ginger jars
H 14 in W 8.5 in D 8.5 in
Late 19th Century Chinese Blue & White Ginger Jar Lamp
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century Chinese blue & white ginger jar lamp. Of good size. Lamped in the 20th century
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Vibrant Blue Ceramic Lamps
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful, classic ginger jar form lamps, octagonal in shape with splendid hand applied lapis blue
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Vintage 1960s American Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty pair of Chinese porcelain table lamps with a square ginger jar form and decorated in lush
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinoiserie Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain, Mahogany

Three Clementines with Ginger Jar, Oil Painting
By Malia Pettit
Located in San Francisco, CA
see them gently resting alongside an elegant square ginger jar with delicate blue chinoiserie on the
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

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Antique Japanese Imari Porcelain Vase Ginger Jar Lamp, circa 1900
Located in Pearland, TX
. The height to the top of the ginger jar is 16.5 inches. The lamp shade is square measuring 13.75"W x
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Collection of Fifty two Rothschild Bird Herend China Items
Located in Savannah, GA
with rose lid 5 ½” x 9 ½”, scent bottle with bird lid 9”, ginger jar with rose lid 6” x 4”, ginger jar
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20th Century Hungarian Tableware

Rare Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre Bubbles Pattern Malfrey Pot Ginger Jar
By Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre
Located in Daylesford, Victoria
Large Wedgwood Fairyland Spider Ginger jar by Daisy Makeig-Jones in the sought after Bubbles
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Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Jars

Pair of Vintage White Ceramic lamps
Located in Santa Monica, CA
A gorgeous pair of white crackle ceramic ginger-jar lamps with square brass bases housing the on
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Vintage 1960s Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Square Ceramic Printed Jars
Located in Washington, DC
Pair of square ceramic printed jars Ginger color.
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Tea Caddies

Pair of Square Ceramic Printed Jars
Pair of Square Ceramic Printed Jars
H 8 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
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Questions About Square Ginger Jar
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.