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Ginger jar

unknown1644/1911

Civic Museums of Reggio Emilia

Civic Museums of Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia, Italy

Ginger jar with ovoid body and stocky collar that probably also had a low lid. It belongs to a couple: each jar has a complex decoration, that mirrors one to another, composed of symbolic elements with auspicious meanings and more hidden gallant allusions.
Pansa Collection

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  • Title: Ginger jar
  • Creator: unknown
  • Date: 1644/1911
  • Location: Musei Civici di Reggio Emilia
  • Photographer: Carlo Vannini
  • Period: Qing dinasty: XVIII century a.D.
  • Provenance: China, Jingdezhen furnaces Jiangxi).
  • Type: Etnic handmade
  • Medium: Porcelain with painted decoration
Civic Museums of Reggio Emilia

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