Blue & White Porcelain Ginger Jar - Scholarly Pursuits Bangles The scalloped lid is likely

The scalloped lid is likely influenced by leather boxes dating from the Mongol Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)

This is an old bench from the 1930's with later paint finish

We've finished this chest in our Wiltshire workshops to preserve the beautiful age and patina

47cm x 47cm x 89cm

Blue & White Porcelain Ginger Jar - Scholarly Pursuits Bangles The scalloped lid is likelyGinger 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