Chinese ginger pot in Nanking style with maker's mark

A compact Chinese ginger jar in the Nanking style, with crackle glaze and a square, incised mark on the base. Its size makes the jar suitable as a striking detail among other ceramics.

This type of mark is known as an apocryphal mark, in Chinese 寄托款 (jituokuan). Around 1900, old imperial names were applied to Chinese export porcelain, including that from the Nanking region, as a tribute to the tradition of Ming porcelain. Such a mark is not proof in itself that this jar dates from the Ming period or was made exactly around 1900.

• Origin: China
• Type: Ginger jar in the Nanking style
• Special feature: Crackle glaze and square mark on the base
• Dimensions: 10.5 cm high and 6.5 cm wide
• Net weight: 382 grams
• Condition: Used item.