Antique Asian Blue and White Ginger Jar oil and gas truck and with holes for eyes

and with holes for eyes

Each canister measures 5 1/2" in diameter and 2 1/8" tall

giving it a fantastic dynamism

or did the story come after

or anywhere it might be seen both up close and from a distance

Antique Asian Blue and White Ginger Jar oil and gas truck and with holes for eyesThis small but stunning antique ginger jar, presumed to be either Chinese or Korean, feels like it belongs in a museum vitrine; this is really a beautiful little piece. Based on other ginger jars to which it bears closest resemblance, Id guess it dates from second half of the 19th century. I love the shape of ginger jars generally, but it is the gestural application of the blue glaze that really makes this one, and also gives it a very modern