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Subject:ginger jar
Posted By: david Fri, Apr 27, 2018 IP: 2607:fea8:1d5f:f819:

Hello, Can someone please give me a date on this famille verte ginger jar; interesting plug/ lid! Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! David.







Subject:Re: ginger jar
Posted By: Bill H Mon, Apr 30, 2018

Probably no older than late Republic through early mid-century, or 1930-1960. I've have a conservative view of ginger jars with intact mouth plugs like yours since buying the 5.75 inch-high jar shown below around the end of the 20th century, not long after the UK returned Hong Kong to China. The jar, which appears to be standard Jingdezhen issue, has a label that looks old but has the terminology "Hong Kong China", with no mention of "British Territory", which suggests it isn't much older than when I bought it. The jar remains full of ginger, as I've never removed the plug.

Maybe Rat knows if the label might be misleading on the preceding point, as well as whether preserved ginger was being sold in Hong Kong in antique-style jars other than those with the common B&W hawthorn and cracked ice pattern. I also have the same kind of hawthorn jar without a plug that has the kind of old-style "lick & stick" turned brown paper label on the bottom with "Made in China" and space for a stock number printed on it. I believe this kind of label would indicate a date of the early 1950s or before, prior to the time when Mainland China and Taiwan manufacturers instituted separate PRC and ROC labeling. Another small jar I have with famille rose figural decoration has the same kind of label, plus a blurred 1920-30ish looking four character stamped on mark of "Made during the Qianlong Reign" (Qianlong Nian Zhi).

I'll add some pix of those jars as soon as possible.

Best regards,

Bill H.





Subject:Re: ginger jar
Posted By: Bill H Wed, May 02, 2018

Here are pictures of one of the other jars I mentioned.

Bill H.







Subject:Re: ginger jar
Posted By: Bill H Thu, May 03, 2018

The third picture failed to upload, so here's another try.
BH



Subject:Re: ginger jar
Posted By: TD Thu, May 03, 2018

Hi, Bill and David,

If you do a google image search for “Tung Chun Ginger Jar” you’ll see a variety of enamel and cobalt blue decorated porcelain containers affixed with the Tung Chun preserved food label. The enamelled and iron red jars can be dated to between 1950 and 1980 but some of the underglaze blue jars with the prunus/Hawthorne pattern may be from the Republic period to the mid 1950s or even later.


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