Blue & White Butterfly Melon Jar

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$273.00
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SKU:
1179
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The Blue & White Butterfly Melon Jar brings expressive pattern and a sculptural silhouette to traditional and collected interiors. Its deep blue ground is detailed with white and pale blue butterflies, leafy branches, and floral elements. A rounded melon-form body and coordinating lid with a pointed finial complete the balanced design. Measuring 11 inches wide, 11 inches deep, and 12 inches high, this decorative jar has enough presence to stand alone while remaining easy to place. Display it on a living room console, dining room sideboard, mantel, or spacious bookshelf. It also works beautifully as part of a blue-and-white arrangement, paired with complementary jars or positioned beside stacked books and framed artwork. The crisp palette makes it a distinctive focal point in both neutral and color-rich rooms.

Width:
11.00 in
Height:
12.00 in
Depth:
11.00 in
primary color:
Deep blue
secondary colors:
White, Pale blue
pattern motif:
Butterflies with leafy branches and floral details
shape:
Rounded melon-form jar with a domed lid and pointed finial
visual style:
Blue-and-white, Botanical, Chinoiserie-inspired, Traditional, Decorative
recommended rooms:
Living room, Dining room, Entryway, Home office, Bedroom
recommended placements:
Console table, Sideboard, Mantel, Spacious bookshelf, Display cabinet
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.