Chinese Decorative Ceramic Ginger Jars
Item Details
A matched pair of Chinese decorative ceramic ginger jars. These craquelured pieces are clear glazed, featuring raised designs of lichee nuts with leaves, their lid knobs made to resemble partially peeled lychees. Both pieces rest on wooden classic Chinese style pedestals. The jars are marked with a sticker that reads ‘Not for Food Serving. May Poison Food. For Decorative Use Only’ alongside a ’Yong sheng tang zhi” (永勝堂製) stamp, which has been identified by some scholars as the hallmark of the Yongsheng (Eternal Victory) Ornamented Porcelain Factory (永勝彩瓷廠), which started to produce wares in the early Republic (1912-1949) in Hong Kong, and possibly mainland China as well.
Condition
- some minor scratches; items are marked, “Not for Food Serving. May Poison Food. For Decorative Use Only.”
Dimensions
- measurement of one jar; its wooden stand measures: 10" W x 6" H x 10" D.
Item #
17MOR015-059
