Vintage Ginger Jar

<div style="text-align: center;">I am completely smitten with ginger jars! Historically, ginger jars were used to hold provisions such as ginger, salt, and oil. Today, especially in the Western world, ginger jars are usually used as decorative accessories. They are an adorable little chinoiserie element that can be incorporated into almost any room. We all know the stately blue and white jars (which look especially good in multiples), but the other day when I was at the antique store I found this little yellow, mint and red beauty:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-z1RjyfS6X3VeA3T9bBbMtkxDsci7BsIYIGUjbXMJXBjYyQNux7BguW-eMlXdaDY5zImG5XtC-1kC23jIthWxqsOoaQ_Tmn2l8bSxKzsYaVBRcjWk37o_2kPBSTjO62bvVOiGCfXdgk/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-z1RjyfS6X3VeA3T9bBbMtkxDsci7BsIYIGUjbXMJXBjYyQNux7BguW-eMlXdaDY5zImG5XtC-1kC23jIthWxqsOoaQ_Tmn2l8bSxKzsYaVBRcjWk37o_2kPBSTjO62bvVOiGCfXdgk/s640/003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM0Sd3fT4_ZHbO0mzSXi-OzoUwf-12kkNkYmEx8nb_cxRd8zaicXAUkLONAFR1p4KVskmKD_qx9RC6GJ681bDiyTe9HiFL-BitK6zppcSfbLwEShVIgYXo6oep9hgMNZwFOB-gaczeccc/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM0Sd3fT4_ZHbO0mzSXi-OzoUwf-12kkNkYmEx8nb_cxRd8zaicXAUkLONAFR1p4KVskmKD_qx9RC6GJ681bDiyTe9HiFL-BitK6zppcSfbLwEShVIgYXo6oep9hgMNZwFOB-gaczeccc/s640/004.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWoh6FE22sSxHzhqDx-qRH7mplY0Tiihj7otGXqyl3DqgBgZxhptVWYwpQ0pgGEGndwt9HJwfiQa1J-HjLJ8Zr5CbObTnX5U0qnZP2ZlVo6OLT-7z7Fll8cIVKCc3c549YY_mySEbTik/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWoh6FE22sSxHzhqDx-qRH7mplY0Tiihj7otGXqyl3DqgBgZxhptVWYwpQ0pgGEGndwt9HJwfiQa1J-HjLJ8Zr5CbObTnX5U0qnZP2ZlVo6OLT-7z7Fll8cIVKCc3c549YY_mySEbTik/s640/005.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiul3PgPClKLiMVblK3h2AnszW1-Y0LR-KntRN5QjYPNxd61kV1iAVtA_EdqfVxv-DoqkVJNz2JpRn0LBGJOMj6SS0btPUyu3nM1Ia-St7uPA5jOZPHyBBXrdcuh77WDLQcvaGMyQ5hRw8/s1600/020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiul3PgPClKLiMVblK3h2AnszW1-Y0LR-KntRN5QjYPNxd61kV1iAVtA_EdqfVxv-DoqkVJNz2JpRn0LBGJOMj6SS0btPUyu3nM1Ia-St7uPA5jOZPHyBBXrdcuh77WDLQcvaGMyQ5hRw8/s640/020.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>For only $13, this little treasure came home with me! <br />It's little items like these that truly make a space feel special. <br />Do you have any ginger jars? Can anybody tell me what the chinese character means?<br /><a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /></a></div>

Vintage Ginger Jar

I am completely smitten with ginger jars! Historically, ginger jars were used to hold provisions such as ginger, salt, and oil. Today, espec...

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