Black Glazed Chinese Ginger Jar Origin - New Guinea Dimensions: W192 x D12 x

Dimensions: W192 x D12 x H160 cm

The brass lock plate is original

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The crimson foreground is decorated in vibrant polychrome pigments with a central panel enclosing a ferocious writhing dragon grasping two jewels

Materials: Hand-painted porcelain with cobalt oxide underglaze

Black Glazed Chinese Ginger Jar Origin - New Guinea Dimensions: W192 x D12 xThis beautiful piece is a modern black glazed Ginger Jar. Ginger Jars are steeped in centuries of Chinese culture and history. Even though pottery developed in China 15,000 years ago, most experts believe that true porcelain which also originated in China didn't emerge in the region until the Han Dynasty (202 BC to 220 AD. Ginger jars are steeped in centuries of Chinese culture and history originating in the Qin dynasty (221 207 BC) when ginger and