Blue & White Porcelain Ginger Jar - Double Happiness Lighting These signs of age add

These signs of age add to its authenticity and character

Occasionally

then highlighted with delicate floral giltwork that enhances its dramatic presence

and given the right care it can easily reach another 100

This old Indian brass box is from the Dhokra tribal area of Orissa

Blue & White Porcelain Ginger Jar - Double Happiness Lighting These signs of age addThis beautiful ginger jar is hand made and hand painted in small workshops in Jingdezhen which is still the centre for the best quality porcelain. During the Ming dynasty, the Emperor set up his famous imperial kilns. Ginger jars are steeped in centuries of Chinese culture and history originating in the Qin dynasty (221 207 BC) when ginger and other luxury Chinese goods became a major export to the Western world. These decorative jars were used