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Antique Chinese Porcelain Lamp Hawthorn Ginger Jar Vase Blue White China Mark
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique Chinese porcelain blue and white Hawthorn pattern ginger jar lamp. With original cover
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1910s Chinese Qing Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Double Happiness Ginger Jar, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
that turns a brilliant blue upon firing. This blue-and-white ginger jar stands tall with broad
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Export Enameled Porcelain Ginger Jar Centerpiece Republic Period
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A superb example of a Chinese porcelain ginger jar or centerpiece of generous proportions, complete
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Late 19th Century Qing Dynasty Covered Porcelain Ginger Jar
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century blue & white porcelain covered ginger jar, Chinese. Qing Dynasty. Double
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar with Scholars Objects, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
virtuosity as imperial porcelain but designed for Western tastes. This oval ginger jar charms with vibrant
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar with Scholars Objects, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
virtuosity as imperial porcelain but designed for Western tastes. This oval ginger jar charms with vibrant
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Late 19th Century Chinese Blue White Ginger Jar Lamp
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century Chinese blue & white ginger jar lamp. Of good size. Lamped in the 20th century
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Persimmon Ginger Jars with Hundred Treasures Enamel, c. 1910
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the early 20th century, this petite oval ginger jar is a colorful example of Chinese
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar with Fruits and Flowers, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
virtuosity as imperial porcelain but designed for Western tastes. This oval ginger jar is decorated with
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Enamel

3 Small Chinese Porcelain Lidded Ginger Jars, 18th-19th Century
Located in Delft, NL
3 small Chinese porcelain lidded Ginger Jars, 18th-19th century All three has no marks The
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18th Century Chinese Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Petite Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jars, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
pair of petite oval ginger jars is an exquisite example of intricate famille rose decoration
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Blue White Chinese Export Porcelain Ginger Jar Vase Urn Qing Dynasty
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A very fine example of a Chinese Export Hand Decorated Blue and White Porcelain Ginger Jar of
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Large Chinese Ginger Jar Lamp
Located in Sheffield, MA
Large antique blue & white porcelain Chinese temple jar lamp with cobalt blue Fu Dogs on celadon
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19th Century Chinese Tribal Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Antique Pair Japanese Imari Arita Hand Painted Ginger Jars Vase Urns Meiji Perod
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Pair of large early Meiji period Imari heavy gauge earthenware Rouleau Japanese Ginger Jar
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19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Antique Chinese Lidded Ginger Jar
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Famille verte and rose tones decorated with confronting exotic birds in flowering trees on the front and butterflies on the backs. The knobbed lid with flowers and a butterfly. Cond...
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19th Century Asian Chinese Export Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of 19th Century French Hand Painted Faience Ginger Jars Urns from Rouen
By Rouen
Located in Dallas, TX
cone shaped finial. The ginger jars are in good condition with rich colors and is stamped on the bottom
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar with Boys at Play, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
virtuosity as imperial porcelain but designed for Western tastes. This oval ginger jar is decorated on all
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Pair Asian Chinese Export Blue White Porcelain Ginger Jars Mid Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stylish identical Pair of Early Chinese Export quite large Ginger Jars, early to mod Twentieth
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Late 19th Century Medium Large Delft Ginger Jars with Covers by Petrous Regout
Located in Southampton, GB
A 'his and hers' sized pair of late 19th century Dutch Delft Ginger Jars, by Petrus Regout
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Late 19th Century European Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Ceramic

A French Regence Style Ormolu-Mounted Chinese Porcelain Pair of Ginger Jar
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Polychromed Chinese Porcelain ovoid shape covered vases Hand-painted with landscape of flowering trees, plants, cranes and birds Ormolu-mounted with finely chiseled and gilt...
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1870s French Louis XIV Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Asian Chinese Porcelain Export Ginger Jar Vase Important Royal Povenance
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Rare and important Chinese Export Ginger Jar of medium proportions, late Nineteenth, early
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Pair of Antique Chinese Famille Noire Ground Porcelain Covered Ginger Jars/Vases
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental pair of antique Chinese Famille Noire hand painted Porcelain covered ginger jars/vases
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Of Chinese Ginger Jar Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
EACH COLORFULLY DECORATED ON CARVED BASES
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Pair of Antique Ginger Jar Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
Deep Brown/Black Chinese pottery now museum mounted as lamps.
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19th Century Antique Ginger Jars

18th Century Delft Ginger Jar / Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century delft vase on left. $8,995.00 19th century delft vase on right. SOLD / NO LONGER AVAILABLE Both are marked on the bottom. Vase on left is 26 inches in height, 10 inch...
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18th Century Dutch Other Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Dutch Painted Blue and White Faience Delft Ginger Jars Vases, Circa 1920
By Delft
Located in Dallas, TX
Enhance your collection with this exquisite pair of covered Delft vases. Crafted circa 1920 in Maastricht, Netherlands by Petrus Regout & Co. and-painted in the traditional blue and ...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Vintage Persimmon Ginger Jar with Cartouche Paintings
Located in Chicago, IL
This vase is a perfect example of enduring Chinese symbolism and design. The attendants in the garden are watching over young boys playing with lotus branches, butterflies and small ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Delft Blue Hand-Painted Ginger Jar Table Lamp with Red Velvet Shade
By Delft
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
made from a rare, hand-painted vintage Regina Delft Blue ginger jar, produced in the Netherlands
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Early 20th Century Dutch Hollywood Regency Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Brass

Pair of Chinese Blue and White Ginger Jars
Located in East Hampton, NY
Pair of Chinese blue and white lidded jars.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Ginger Jars

Antique Chinese Porcelain Ginger Jars Blue and White
Located in Katonah, NY
A pair of blue and white Chinese porcelain covered jars with graceful proportions hand painted in
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Blue and White Chinese Porcelain Ginger Jars
Located in Katonah, NY
A pair of 18th century, Qianlong, Chinese porcelain covered jars painted in underglaze cobalt blue
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Blue and White Porcelain Ginger Jars Antique Chinese
Located in Katonah, NY
A pair of exceptional Chinese Kangxi Blue and White vases hand-painted in brilliant sapphire blue with beautiful flowers set in panels. The vases are covered with a fine, thin, white...
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Early 1700s Chinese Qing Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Chinese Blue and White Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Chinese blue and white undergalzed porcelain jar with lotus painted motif
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Awaji Pottery Sunny Yellow Tea Cannister Ginger Jar Vase
By Awaji Pottery
Located in Wilton, CT
Large Awaji tea jar vase in bright yellow glaze, circa 1920s. 11" high, 5" diameter. Excellent
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1920s Japanese Art Nouveau Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Pottery

Antique Large Chinese Export Porcelain Cylindrical Lidded Ginger Jar
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This decorative jar is large and impressive. Differing birds perch in blossoming floral bushes
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Enamel

Early 20th Century Petite Chinese Prosperity Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Painted in the Classic blue and white manner, this petite ginger jar is marked with an abstracted
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Petite Blue White Floral Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Glazed in the classic blue-and-white manner, this petite Chinese ginger jar is the perfect accent
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Qing Dynasty Chinese Porcelain Ginger Jar with Lid and Noble Characters
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Chinese round porcelain ginger vase with lid; the shape and size are very well proportioned; the lid is
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-Century Modern Asian Sang De Boeuf Ginger Jar and Stand
By Sang de Boeuf
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Sang de Boeuf is an opaque claret red to brownish red reduced copper glaze developed in China during the K?ang Hsi period and used chiefly on porcelain wares 12.5" Dia x 7.5&quo...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Antique Ginger Jars

Pair of 17th Century Delft Polychrome Faience Jars
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of 17th century Delft faience polychrome painted tin glazed ginger jars with octagonal urn
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17th Century Dutch Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Faience

Set of Three 19th Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Jars, Southern China
Located in Chicago, IL
These elegant porcelain jars, in forms often called ginger jars, were originally intended to hold
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19th Century Chinese Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Petite Chinese Lion Protector Jar, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
A petite ginger jar from the early 20th century with a squat, round shape and enameled decoration
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Pair of Slender Awaji Pottery Ginger Jar Turquoise Glaze Garniture Vases
By Awaji Pottery
Located in Wilton, CT
Tall pair of Awaji vases in soothing aqua glaze, circa 1910. One with impressed export mark. Measures: 11" high, 6" diameter. Excellent condition, one with spider hairline in base, a...
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1910s Japanese Art Nouveau Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Pottery

Pair of Antique Chinese Carved Cinnabar Bowls Ginger Jars Guangxu, 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Identical pair of Chinese hand carved cinnabar lacquer bowls and covers of outstanding quality, made during the last quarter of the 19th century. Guangxu Period 1875-1908. ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Art Deco Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Mid-19th Century French Blue and White Delft Faience Ginger Jars
By Delft
Located in Dallas, TX
These elegant antique jars were crafted in France, circa 1870. Round and dressed with a removable
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Faience, Porcelain

Qing Dynasty Chinese Round Porcelain Ginger Jar with Lid Painted with Foo Dog
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Particular and original Chinese round porcelain ginger vase with lid; the shape and the size are
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Famille Rose Hundred Treasures Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
early 20th century round ginger jar is decorated in pastel enamels with a design of fine vases and
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Samson Porcelain Covered Pot-Pouris
By Edmé Samson
Located in Montreal, QC
right. Here he has produced a pierced cover on a ginger jar shape, painted in a Chinese export style in
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1890s French Chinoiserie Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Export Famille Verte Jars
Located in Westwood, NJ
A large pair of Chinese Export Famille Vere lidded Ginger jars
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Ginger Jars

Pair of Chinese "Wucai" Style Porcelain Covered Jars
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of 19th century Chinese "Wucai" style porcelain covered ginger jars.
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Other Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

A Pair of Dutch Delft Polychrome Covered Jars
Located in Katonah, NY
A pair of polychrome Delft ginger jars decorated with an allover foliate design of green leaves
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18th Century and Earlier Dutch Rococo Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Tin

Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Happiness Jar Table Lamps
Located in Palm Beach, FL
floral background, once antique ginger jars now table lamps.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Large Antique Dutch Delft Jar and Cover
Located in Montreal, QC
This large covered ginger jar is of tapering octagonal form. Each panel is ribbed and the whole is
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19th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Early 20th Century Chinese Blue and White Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Chinese blue and white underglazed porcelain baluster-form ginger jar with
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Early 20th Century Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Persimmon Crane Baluster Jars
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of Chinese persimmon glazed baluster-form ginger jars with hand-painted and gilt cranes. 2
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Four Color Incised Peking Glass Jar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Four color incised design Peking glass ginger jar with top. Colors are cobalt blue, white, yellow
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19th Century Chinese Antique Ginger Jars

Chinese Blue and White Peony Porcelain Baluster Jars
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Chinese blue and white underglazed porcelain baluster-form ginger jars
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Ginger Jars

Materials

Porcelain

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Antique Ginger Jars For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique ginger jars available for sale. Frequently made of ceramic, porcelain and wood, all antique ginger jars available were constructed with great care. Antique ginger jars have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique ginger jars are generally popular furniture pieces, but Art Deco, Rococo and Art Nouveau styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Edmé Samson, Awaji Pottery and Moorcroft Pottery each produced beautiful antique ginger jars that are worth considering.

How Much are Antique Ginger Jars?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,500, while they’re typically $110 on the low end and $100,000 highest priced.
Questions About Antique Ginger Jars
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Traditionally, temple jars were used as receptacles for storing the ashes of dead relatives in Buddhist temples. Today, most people use them as decorative objects in their homes. Find a range of temple jars from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Ginger jars are blue and white patterned jars that were once used for transporting spices in Ancient China. Today, they serve decorative purposes in homes.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A ginger jar lamp pairs a lovely lampshade with an ornate Chinese spice jar to create a visually appealing lamp. The lampshades can be neutral or colorful to create a beautiful effect. Find a collection of antique and vintage table lamps on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    The original purpose of a ginger jar was to transport herbs and spices. It was European traders who gave the highly decorative containers their name. Today, people use ginger jars as decorations. Find a selection of ginger jars on 1stDibs.
  • PAGODA RED
    PAGODA REDOctober 7, 2020

    With a similar shape to the baluster jar, Chinese porcelain ginger jars have a rounded form, with broad shoulders tapering to the base and a narrowed neck topped by a domed lid. The unusual name comes from the export market, wherein salt and spices such as ground ginger travelled West in lidded storage vessels.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A ginger jar is a typically round jar that widens toward the top, or ‘shoulders’ of the jar. The narrower mouth is topped by a smooth domed lid. A temple jar features a handle or knob on the top of the lid. The jar itself is more curved as well. On 1stDibs, find a selection of ginger jars and temple jars.
  • Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020

    Chinese ginger jars were originally made as utilitarian vessels used to store various herbs and spices. Today, they are almost exclusively decorative objects.

  • Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020

    Chinese ginger jars are defined by their round, compact shape, wide mouth, short neck, and fitted cover.

  • Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020

    A Chinese ginger jar should be fairly compact in size, with a rounded, globular or ovoid body, high shoulders, a wide circular mouth, short neck, and a fitted cover.