The Chinese porcelain ginger jar is finely potted in an ovoid body, wider on the shoulder and gently tapered to the flat foot base, shallow straight neck fitted with cylindrical lid and slightly domed top. The body decorated in green underglazed hand painting, with vigorous five-claw dragon striding amongst fumes and clouds. Bands of Bajixiang, The Eight Buddhist Emblems, encircled on shoulder between repeating ruyi borders. Upturning lappets pattern banded on the foot.


Mark on base, a six blue seal script -ZhuanShu- characters reign mark, QianLong Reign Period of Great Qing.
Provenance: Consigned by the heir of M Nye, these items have records that were purchased from the estate of "The Goods & Chattels of Martha Mace". Located in New Sewickley Township, Pennsylvania; these records are dated Oct 1866.

Dimension: 10-1/8" H x 7" Diam.

Over all in EXCELLENT condition.

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