Double Happiness Ginger Jar A5 This one is in a

This one is in a dark stone and comes with its metal mount as shown

Southern China

used by the scholarly classes in Beijing

They were usually placed against a wall in the main reception room with a pair of chairs either side

They are reproductions of the C-shaped jade dragons that were part of the Hongshan people - a neolithic culture from northeast China that dated from around 4000 BC

Double Happiness Ginger Jar A5 This one is in aThese ginger jars in a classic Chinese blue and white glaze are are reproductions of old ceramics. They come with a lid and are beautifully decorated by hand with a flowers and a central symbol for 'double happiness'. Note that each jar is individually finished and so may vary from the design shown here as an example.