Pair of Blue and White Ginger Jars

Description:

Pair of Blue and White Ginger Jars, China, 19th/20th century, the ovoid forms decorated with figures in a mountain village landscape, the white glaze with a fine crackle, a geometric patterned border at the shoulders, with wooden covers, one carved with a scrolling floral vine, the other with a "three friends of winter" (bamboo, pine, and plum) motif, overall ht. to 8 1/2 in.

Provenance: From the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Thayer.
Estimate $800-1,000

covers unmatched, hairline cracks to base of one jar, damage and repair to one lid.


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