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Title: Asian jar identification help needed
Post by: icedgold10 on October 11, 2013, 03:28:55 PM

I got this jar trying to figure out age, origin ect.?  No markings and has a little lid with a knob inside I don't know what it is for? The glaze looks older.

Title: Re: Asian jar identification help needed
Post by: sugarcube5419 on October 11, 2013, 03:33:35 PM

I thought these were called ginger jars -- 

Title: Re: Asian jar identification help needed
Post by: bigwull on October 11, 2013, 03:37:03 PM

you hit the nail on the head...its a Ginger Jar....

Title: Re: Asian jar identification help needed
Post by: icedgold10 on October 11, 2013, 03:38:08 PM

I know it's a ginger jar but what is the inside lid for or what does it do?  Age? Origin?  TY

Title: Re: Asian jar identification help needed
Post by: KC on October 11, 2013, 04:10:01 PM

This is known as a ginger jar...However, they have been used for spices, salts, oils, etc...

With the second lid, yours is a likely candidate to store spices or tea!

Title: Re: Asian jar identification help needed
Post by: icedgold10 on October 11, 2013, 04:13:49 PM

Thank you.  Any idea on age?

Title: Re: Asian jar identification help needed
Post by: bigwull on October 12, 2013, 04:10:42 AM

Took the words out of my mouth KC...this was the sealing cap...date wise....could be anywhere from early 1900,s up to mid 1950,s...is there any eggshell crazing to the glaze....

Title: Re: Asian jar identification help needed
Post by: icedgold10 on October 12, 2013, 05:51:15 AM

There is a lot of crazing in the glaze.

Title: Re: Asian jar identification help needed
Post by: bigwull on October 12, 2013, 06:12:19 AM

Without a makers mark....its hard to pinpoint an exact date..unless the floral pattern is .identified....from memory...Satsuma ware made many ginger jars....but...with a 20year margin of error either way....i think we can safely say....turn of the 19th/20th century...

Title: Re: Asian jar identification help needed
Post by: Ipcress on October 12, 2013, 01:06:39 PM

Bog standard ginger jar decorated with prunus blossom.

Title: Re: Asian jar identification help needed
Post by: mart on October 13, 2013, 01:03:16 PM

Most likely 70`s when half the country had them !! Remember ginger jar lamps from that era !!

Title: Re: Asian jar identification help needed
Post by: icedgold10 on October 13, 2013, 03:15:59 PM

I like the 70's and the carefree days!!! ;D  We have a ton of those jar lamps in this area.