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Item Ships From: Chicago
Chinese Enameled Ginger Jar with Children at Play, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Contrasted by a crisp white field, this oval jar is decorated in the famille rose style with a lively scene of young children playing in a courtyard garden. Under an overarching bamb...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago Jars

Materials

Enamel

Chinese Famille Rose Baluster Jar with Ancient Censers, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully commemorated on this lidded baluster jar, censers have been used for thousands of years in Chinese culture as a part of funeral rites or prayer offerings. Filled with dried aromatic plants and essential oils, the censer issued fragrant smoke that forged a connection to the spiritual realm. This late Qing-dynasty jar...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese White Glazed Tea Leaf Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Rendered in a striking white glaze, this contemporary porcelain jar offers a modern take on a Classic form. Lidded jars like these were used in tea shops in China, where tea drinking...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Chicago Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese White Glazed Tea Leaf Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Rendered in a striking cool white glaze, this contemporary porcelain jar offers a modern take on a Classic form. Lidded jars like these were used in tea shops in China, where tea dri...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Chicago Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Blue and White Botanical Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This round, porcelain storage jar is brightly glazed in the classic blue-and-white manner with an allover pattern of botanical motifs. A combination of stenciled linework and hand-br...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Black and White Sgraffito Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite 21st-century Chinese hand-thrown porcelain pot features a small, wide lip that gracefully transitions to a generous, rounded bosom before tapering elegantly to a narro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Chicago Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Petite Chinese Sancai Spice Jars
Located in Chicago, IL
With sancai glaze and a richly-aged patina, these petite ceramic spice jars are likely originated as a form of míngqì sculpture, a centuries-old tradition of burial figurines or "spi...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Chicago Jars

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Blue and White Four Flowers Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Loosely brushed with cobalt blue pigments, this round, blue-and-white storage jar is underglazed with lush garden scenery featuring the flowering plants of the four seasons. Tree peo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Ruyi Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary baluster jar from artisans in Jiangxi province continues the centuries-old tradition of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain. Also known as a ginger jar or temple jar, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chicago Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Persimmon Ginger Jar with Cartouche Paintings, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
White cartouches open on this vibrant vase’s persimmon orange field like parting clouds, revealing scenes of young boys practicing martial arts. Perhaps c...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Petite African Redware Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite hand-formed vessel bears a richly textured surface of worn red clay slip and dark smoke marks. Likely intended for everyday use, the simple bottle-form vessel reflects th...
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15th Century and Earlier African Primitive Antique Chicago Jars

Materials

Terracotta

Glazed Chinese Wine Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally used for fermenting rice or sorghum into wine or vinegar, this squat, earthenware vessel from the early 20th century is coated inside and out with a thick, dark glaze. The...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Chicago Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Neolithic Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
Northern China has a settled history that goes back more than 5,000 years. All along the western reaches of the Yellow River settlements sprung up and some of the first evidence we h...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chicago Jars

Materials

Terracotta

Stanley Tigerman White Ceramic "Tigerman City" Coffee Canister
By Stanley Tigerman
Located in Chicago, IL
Extremely rare 1988 porcelain coffee canister for Swid Powell by winner of the 1933 World's Fair "Beautiful Baby" contest and Chicago Seven architect and iconoclast, Stanley Tigerman.
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1990s American Post-Modern Chicago Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Drip Glaze Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Coated inside and out with a rich drip glaze, this early 20th century jar was originally used for storing foods and condiments in a Provincial Chinese kitchen. The wide-mouth jar has...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago Jars

Materials

Earthenware

19th Century American Glazed Stoneware Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century American tall Albany-slip-glazed stoneware storage jar with a heavy lip. This jar was originally used to store food, but is perfect today for storing umbrellas, walkin...
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19th Century American Primitive Antique Chicago Jars

Materials

Stoneware

Petite Chinese Glazed Apothecary Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite glazed jar from China's Shanxi province exemplifies the timeless appeal of handcrafted pottery. Once used in an apothecary to hold ground herbs and oils for traditional m...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Petite African Redware Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite hand-formed vessel bears a richly textured surface of worn red clay slip and dark smoke marks. Likely intended for everyday use, the simple bottle-form vessel reflects th...
Category

15th Century and Earlier African Primitive Antique Chicago Jars

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Coiled Pickling Pot, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally used for fermenting rice or sorghum into vinegar, this earthenware vessel from the early 20th century is coated inside and out with a thick, dark glaze. The inky black gla...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Chicago Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Lobed Pantry Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Charged with the humble task of storing dry goods, this small earthenware jar was hand-shaped in the early 20th century with balanced proportions and a beautifully irregular unglazed...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Chicago Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Coiled Pickling Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally used for fermenting rice or sorghum into vinegar, this earthenware vessel from the early 20th century is coated inside and out with a thick, dark glaze. The rich brown gla...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago Jars

Materials

Earthenware

Pair of Chinese Shizi Hong Ginger Jars
Located in Chicago, IL
A rich, monochrome red glaze coats this ginger jar shaped contemporary vase, drawing attention to its updated profile and its sculptural Fu dog top. Referred to as shizi, these mythi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chicago Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Brass Watering Can by Gentner Design
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass watering can by Gentner Design Dimensions: D 16.5 x W 3.8 x H 8.2 cm Materials: dull tarnished brass Each of these delicately, handcrafted Bud Vases is perfect as an indiv...
Category

2010s American Post-Modern Chicago Jars

Materials

Brass

Chinese Dark Glaze Kitchen Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A dark brown glaze clings to the tapered form of this 19th-century jar, once used daily in a Qing-dynasty kitchen as evidenced by the glazed interior. The wide-mouth jar is shaped wi...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago Jars

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Blue and White Jar with Mythical Fu Lions
Located in Chicago, IL
This round, porcelain storage jar is brightly glazed in the classic blue-and-white manner. A combination of stenciled linework and hand-brushed shading, the sides of the jar are deco...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Cloud White Onion Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this round porcelain jar is glazed in serene, cloud-inspired white with celadon undertones. Sculpted by artisans in China'...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Chicago Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Glazed Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
As evidenced by the interior glaze, this wide-mouth jar was once used in a Provincial Qing-dynasty kitchen for storing food and condiments. The vessel has a gently tapered form, with...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chicago Jars

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Blue and White Ruyi Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary baluster jar from artisans in Jiangxi province continues the centuries-old tradition of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain. Also known as a ginger jar or temple jar, ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chicago Jars

Materials

Porcelain

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 ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Chicago Jars

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Double Steamed Wine Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century ceramic jar is formed in a traditional shape meant for storing wine and spirits made from rice and grains. Known as cheng, these jars are defined by having a ...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Enamelware Teapot with Mythical Qilin, c. 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range of social customs and material traditions. In addition to tea leaves, water, and he...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Toussian Storage Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Ovoid pots were an elegant storage solution in African tribal life. This beautifully balanced example is attributed to the Toussian people of Western Burkina Faso. Masterfully made to protect its contents from the elements, pots such as this one were coiled by female ceramists to hold food or personal...
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Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Chicago Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Cast Iron Vessel, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This cast-iron vessel has an elegant form reminiscent of the beautiful ironwork, bronzes, and ceramics perfected by Chinese artisans thousands of years ago. A century ago this jar wo...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Chicago Jars

Materials

Iron

Neolithic Jar on Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
This Neolithic jar originates from China 3500 BC and these funerary jars were placed in tombs and intended for use in the afterlife.
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chicago Jars

Materials

Terracotta

Provincial Chinese Wine Jug, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceramic jar from China's Shandong province has a bottle-neck shape meant for storing vinegar or wine made from rice and grain. Dated to the early 20th century, the jar was likel...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Lobed Pantry Vessel, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Charged with the humble task of storing dry goods, this small earthenware jar was hand-shaped in the early 20th century with balanced proportions and a beautifully irregular unglazed...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Brown Drip Glaze Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tracing its roots back into the Han dynasty, this early 20th-century vessel emulates the full-bodied shapes and unusual glazing found in ancient ceramics...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago Jars

Materials

Ceramic

White Glazed Ball Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this striking short-necked vase is cloaked in an all-over milky white glaze. Sculpted by artisans in China's historic Jian...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Chicago Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Wine Vessel with Shizi Lid, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceramic vessel was handcrafted in the Jiangxi region of China in the spirit of ancient temple jars. The style and glaze is reminiscent of Han dynasty burial vessels designed to ...
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Drip Glaze Chinese Kitchen Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A thick, glossy brown glaze coats the tapered form of this early 20th-century terra cotta kitchen jar, lingering on imperfections and glistening with an iridescent sheen. As evidence...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Chicago Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Quilt Warmer Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual squat vessel would have been kept near a kang platform to warm one's blankets before bed. Much like a hot water bottle, the ceramic vessel was filled with hot water thro...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Persimmon Orange Tapered Plum Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
This large tapered vase reinterprets the classic curves of traditional Chinese ceramics with simplified lines and a bright, persimmon-orange glaze. Sculpted by artisans in China's Zh...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Chicago Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Wine Vessel with Shizi Lid, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceramic vessel was handcrafted in the Jiangxi region of China in the spirit of ancient temple jars. The style and glaze is reminiscent of Han dynasty burial vessels designed to ...
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago Jars

Materials

Ceramic

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