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Bulbous form tapering from rounded shoulders to circular bottom; cloisonne ginger jar form has black field with multi-colored floral decoration; domed lid has white spherical finial, held by metal pin knop; base has diaper of intertwined circles.
ginger jars
brass (alloy)
plate (material)
cloisonné
copper (metal)
diaper patterns
diaper (textile material)
enamel paint
diaper patterns
diaper (textile material)
floral patterns
Enamel
Brass
Cloisonne
Copper
Floral
Diaper
JAR, GINGER
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
Japan
3.75 (H), 3.5 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1348AB
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