Description
Mini ginger jars and small porcelain vases, like those collected by the Freer Gallery of the National Museum of Asian Art, are a charming addition to holiday decor and a year-round homage to centuries of Chinese craftsmanship.
In the 14th and 15th centuries, only China had access to the kaolin clay needed to produce such pure white porcelain. Chinese artisans' blue-and-white ware was coveted around the world and is still prized by collectors as contemporary artists expand and evolve the art form.
Please note that these porcelain ornaments are for decoration only and the lids are not removable.
Museum Story
The National Museum of Asian Art is a global resource for understanding Asian arts, cultures, and societies and their intersection with the United States. Opened in 1923 as the country's first national art museum, it now stewards one of the world's best collections of Asian art, which date from antiquity to the present, from China, Japan, Korea, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Ancient Near East, and the Islamic world (including Central Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa). The museum also holds an important array of 19th- and early 20th-century American art of the Aesthetic Movement.
Details
- Set of 4
- Porcelain, ribbon
- Approx. 2.7-3"H
- Hand-painted, each will vary slightly
- Handmade in China
