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Identifying a Ginger Jar?

October 31, 2019

Identifying a Ginger Jar - pretty floral ginger jarI have a ginger jar that is 9 1/2 high by 8 1/2 wide. Can anyone help me identify the maker's mark?

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November 1, 20190 found this helpful
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It does appear to be Chinese. There's a website you can visit for pottery markings and the ones from China have four small symbols set in a single square as your ginger jar shows. They have a lot of various symbols and could not tell if any were your jar's markings. Just do a search for pottery markings and you can see them from various countries. This is the one I saw it from: www.bing.com/.../search?view=detailV2&id=75BB635A3F277631980D349BB725A62E6C020FB3...

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You can ask on this website:

www.chinese-antique-porcelain.com/markings-on-ginger-jars-and-a-vase2...

Sadly, in most of of the ones I have seen, the answer is that it is 20th or 21st century, sold at Pier One Imports or the like.

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Still, it is nice to have it validated by an expert!

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January 24, 2022

Are these leaves tobacco leaves? Should I take the base to see if there is markings on the jar?

A porcelain ginger jar.
 

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We would need to see any markings on the bottom or on the underside of the lid to give you a better idea of the value. It doesn't look like an antique ginger jar that would be worth a lot of money to me at first glance. It looks more modern to me, like home decor from an upscale store.

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You say that you need to remove the base. It's hard to tell from the photo but it looks like it is a carved wooden base? If it is glued on, that is another clue that it is probably mass manufactured home decor as working jars would need to be removed periodically to be cleaned.

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April 5, 2022

My husband inherited this and I have been to some local antique stores and they cannot give me any answers on what this is. One person said it was a rose medallion ginger jar. Thank you.

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April 6, 20220 found this helpful

It looks Asian inspired to me. I would contact a dealer who specializes in Asian pottery.

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April 6, 20220 found this helpful

It does appear to be a Chinese Porcelain Rose Medallion Ginger Jar but you will need to have your ginger jar appraised by an expert.

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April 13, 20220 found this helpful

This is a Chinese Ginger Jar www.1stdibs.com/.../
or Spice Jar / Baluster Urn
You didn't add a photo of the backstamp, so it's quite difficult to estimate your ginger jar. But I think it's from 1940s.

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The price of large pair of vintage Ginger Jars, Chinese, Ceramic, Baluster, Art Deco, circa 1940 is $1,884.80 per set www.1stdibs.com/.../
Vintage Spice Jar, Oriental, Ginger, Baluster Urn, Art Deco, 20th Century, 1940 $696.20 www.1stdibs.com/.../

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April 20, 20220 found this helpful

Rose Medallion is a type of Chinese export porcelain originating in the 1850s.
Rose Medallion has a unique pattern, often containing a central medallion with four or more panels with motifs and with dominant colors - pastel pinks and greens that can also include red, blue, yellow and gold.
Rose Medallion is oftentimes used as a blanket term to describe all porcelain of a similar configuration. But if there are no birds or people in pattern, that is Rose Canton. If there are people, but no birds, that is known as Rose Mandarin.

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Rose Medallion pieces done before 1890 will have no mark. Works done from 1890 up until circa 1920 will be marked China. After that, the mark will say Made in China. Pieces marked Made in Hong Kong" are considered modern collectibles. www.palmbeachshowgroup.com/.../
I think you have Rose Canton, because there are no birds or people in your photo, but I'm not sure since you only added one photo (maybe there are birds or people on the other sides of your ginger jar).

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