logo for chinese-antique-porcelain.com
Home
Blog / Forum
Glossary
.............................. Ancient China Trade
Image Gallery
Marks
Authentication
Cyclic Calendar
Chinese Calendar
History timeline
Ming-Qing Emperors
Major Collections
Porcelain Age Signs
Reproductions
Fake Antiques
Buying Antiques
Value of Antiques
............................... E-Book
Porcelain Care
China Repair
............................... Chinese Zodiac
Chinese Tea Culture
Search
Sitemap
............................... Privacy Policy
Contact
About

[?] Subscribe To This Site

XML RSS
Add to Google
Add to My Yahoo!
Add to My MSN
Subscribe with Bloglines

LEFT for chinese-antique-porcelain.com

Blue and White Jar with lid - is it Chinese???

by Allie
(Wiltshire)

My nan left me this jar when she passed away - does anyone know if it is Chinese and if it could be old? I know she had it for a number of years - my grandfather was an antiques dealer but died in 1975 and she must have had it from then.

Comments for
Blue and White Jar with lid - is it Chinese???

Click here to add your own comments

Nov 24, 2010
 blue and white jar
by: peter

Hello,
Yes, this is Chinese.
From this lid I can tell you that it is a wedding jar, the character is almost always connected to weddings and means "happiness".
However, this is a printed newer version of the originally hand painted jars.
I would think it is at the most a couple of decades old. This type is still widely available and and new ones are also being made, as far as I know.

Click here to add your own comments

footer for antique Chinese porcelain page