Blue & White Swallows & Flowers Ancestor Jar - 2 Sizes

Sale price
$173.00 - $248.00
In Stock
SKU:
1195S / 1195L
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The Blue & White Swallows & Flowers Ancestor Jar features a rounded silhouette, matching lid, and detailed cobalt-blue decoration against a crisp white ground. Swallows move among flowering branches and layered blossoms, while fine blue bands define the lid, neck, and shoulder. The balanced palette and intricate pattern make this decorative jar a distinctive focal point without overwhelming surrounding furnishings. Choose the Small size at 9 inches high or the Large size at 12 inches high. Display one on a console table, mantel, bookcase, or dining room sideboard, or arrange both sizes together for a coordinated, collected look. It pairs naturally with neutral interiors, dark wood finishes, and other blue-and-white accents. Whether used alone or within a styled grouping, this lidded ancestor jar brings crisp color and graceful botanical detail to a room.

primary color:
Blue
secondary colors:
White
pattern motif:
Swallows, flowering branches, blossoms, and decorative banding
shape:
Rounded lidded ancestor jar with a broad shoulder
visual style:
Blue-and-white, Botanical, Bird motif, Traditional-inspired, Chinoiserie-inspired
recommended rooms:
Living room, Dining room, Entryway, Bedroom, Home office
recommended placements:
Console table, Mantel, Bookcase, Dining room sideboard, 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.