Of modified form. A small ginger jar, with freely hand painted leaf and stem pattern in underglaze blue and white. The waist of the jar has a pierced quatrefoil motif, and undecorated (white) shallow lip ring.
miniatures (toys)
ginger jars
painting (image-making)
hand-painted
porcelain
underglazing
floral patterns
Porcelain
Painted
Underglazed
Floral
JAR, GINGER
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
Japan
3.875 (H), 2.625 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1679A
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