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ca. 1900
GUSN-172665
Bulbous ginger jar form flaring slightly at circular base. High cylindrical neck rung. Famille verte palette with scene of Mandarin lord being served by retinue. Striped purple and yellow border at base. Floral band at shoulder broken by reserves with Buddhist lozenge symbols. Domed cover with wide band and mushroom finial with enamel floral dsin. Overall scenic decoration.
ginger jars
Jar
Original to Governor John Langdon House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
19 3/4 (H) (inches)
Bequest of Mrs. Woodbury Langdon
1966.1739
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