Blue & White Porcelain Ginger Jar - Scholarly Pursuits Decorative Chinese Art 88 x 49 x 92

88 x 49 x 92

This sideboard comes from Shanxi Province in North China

softly worn over time to reveal the warm natural tones beneath

Features: Traditional saddle-shaped seat

Blue & White Porcelain Ginger Jar - Scholarly Pursuits Decorative Chinese Art 88 x 49 x 92Ginger 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. Blue and white Ginger Jars are glazed using a transparent porcelain glaze dating back to the Tang Dynasty 618 907 It is believed that the Chinese began creating porcelain Ginger Jars