Blue And White Ming Jar Mountain Village

Sale price
$148.00
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SKU:
1603Q
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The Blue And White Ming Jar Mountain Village features a rounded, lidded silhouette illustrated with a detailed blue landscape on a crisp white ground. Mountains, trees, village architecture, winding paths, and small birds create a scenic composition that rewards a closer look, while linear borders accent the lid, shoulder, and base. Measuring 9 inches high, 9 inches wide, and 9 inches deep, its balanced proportions make it well suited to a console table, mantel, bookcase, or generously sized side table. Display it on its own as a decorative focal point, or pair it with other blue-and-white pieces for a collected arrangement. The compact, substantial shape also works beautifully in an entryway, living room, dining room, study, or bedroom, where the intricate mountain village motif can be viewed from nearby.

Width:
9.00 in
Height:
9.00 in
Depth:
9.00 in
primary color:
White
secondary colors:
Cobalt blue, Pale blue
pattern motif:
Mountain village landscape with trees, architecture, paths, mountains, and birds
shape:
Rounded lidded jar with a broad shoulder and compact base
visual style:
Blue-and-white decor, Chinoiserie-inspired, Scenic, Traditional, Collected
recommended rooms:
Living room, Entryway, Dining room, Study, Bedroom
recommended placements:
Console table, Mantel, Bookcase, Side table, 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.