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Tongzhi Jar with with unusual raised surface design and lid

by Jan
(Meridian, ID)

Please help me identify this jar. I purchased it in Okinawa Japan at an antique sale of items brought in from China. I believe the Jar is from the Tongzhi period but of course I may be wrong. The jar has a design on the upper and lower portion of the jar of raised bumps that forms a diamond and is linked to the other diamonds by 4 bumps the same design is on the bottom half of the jar. The lid also perplexes me because of the style. I have looked on the internet for similar pieces but haven't had much luck. I am attaching some pictures for you to look at. Please let me know what this is and is it at all valuable.
Thanks so much

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jar with mark
by: peter

The mark on this jar is apocryphal. The jar is from the 20th century. The way the eyes are painted is typical for the second half of the 20th century, as is the painting style. This is not an antique, I'm afraid.

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