Blue & White Ancestor Lidded Jar Fish Motif

Sale price
$423.00
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SKU:
1316
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The Blue & White Ancestor Lidded Jar Fish Motif presents a striking aquatic scene in a classic blue-and-white palette. A large fish anchors the design, surrounded by smaller fish, foliage, floral details, and scattered decorative forms. Layered borders and scrollwork encircle the shoulder and low-profile lid, complementing the jar’s full, rounded silhouette. Measuring 16 inches high, 14 inches wide, and 14 inches deep, it has a substantial presence suited to spacious surfaces. Display it alone on an entry console, dining room buffet, or living room cabinet, or place it on a pedestal where the detailed decoration can be viewed from multiple angles. Its balanced proportions also work well as a visual counterpoint to framed art, stacked books, or other blue-and-white accents. Allow adequate surface depth and open space around the jar to keep the intricate fish motif in focus.

Width:
14.00 in
Height:
16.00 in
Depth:
14.00 in
primary color:
Blue
secondary colors:
White, Muted beige
pattern motif:
Large fish with smaller fish, aquatic foliage, floral details, and ornamental scroll borders
shape:
Full rounded jar with tapered base, defined shoulder, short neck, and low-profile lid
visual style:
Traditional blue-and-white, Asian-inspired, Aquatic botanical, Ornamental, Statement decor
recommended rooms:
Living room, Dining room, Entryway, Home office
recommended placements:
Entry console, Dining room buffet, Living room cabinet, Display pedestal, Deep bookcase or shelving unit
Illustrative scene of hands shaping a clay vessel on a pottery wheel; not a photograph of a Legend of Asia workshop

Illustrative craft scene Form / Brushwork / Glaze

Behind the form

It begins in the hands.

Before a piece is painted, its shape gives it character: the shoulder of a jar, the edge of a planter, the balance of a vase. The porcelain traditions behind our collection bring together forming, hand-painted detail, glazing, and firing.

A closer look

Notice how the painted line follows the form, and how the glaze catches the light.

Blue-and-white porcelain-base lamp illuminating a contemporary living room

Porcelain, seen in a new light.

At home with porcelain

A place for the details to live.

We like porcelain best when it feels part of everyday life, not set apart from it. A lamp can warm a reading corner; a jar can hold its own on a console. Blue-and-white pattern feels especially at ease beside wood, linen, and a little open space.

A room note

Give a favorite piece some breathing room, then let its color echo somewhere else nearby.