Pair of Mid-20th Century Chinese Porcelain Jar Table Lamps
By General Porcelain
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Mid-20th century porcelain jar table lamps, Chinese. Handsome teal blue, ginger jar form
Porcelain
Pair of Asian-Inspired 1960s Teal Crackle-Glazed Ginger Jar Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each shapely octagonal lamp of deep teal crackle glaze raised on carved ebonized wooden bases
Ceramic
Chinese Dark Teal and Umber Ginger Jar
Located in Queens, NY
of teal, green, and umber.
Porcelain
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
Brass
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.
Chinese ginger jars were originally made as utilitarian vessels used to store various herbs and spices.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.
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