Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4772121, member: 2844&quot;]It is Provincial Ware, probably from Fujian on the SE coast of China.</p><p>In Dutch we call it &#039;Boeren Ming&#039;, farmers Ming, and as usual the Dutch were probably a bad influence when it came to naming Chinese wares.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Unfortunately there is little research done on Provincial Ware in general. Although it is thought that these jars originated during the Ming dynasty, most were made during the Qing dynasty.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was added later, probably in another part of SE Asia. These storage vessels were exported throughout SE Asia, more so than to the West. They usually ended up in the West through colonial ties.</p><p>Btw, ginger jars is the term that is commonly used in the West. Since these vessels were used for storage of anything that needed to be preserved for a longer period of time, for instance rice, a more proper term is storage jars.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think so too. Very pretty.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in