Blue & White Temple Jar W/ 8 Immortals Motif

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$498.00
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SKU:
1209
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The Blue & White Temple Jar with 8 Immortals Motif creates a strong decorative focal point through its detailed narrative scene and balanced blue-and-white palette. The rounded body displays figures from the Eight Immortals motif amid water, trees and landscape elements, framed by layered ornamental borders. A coordinating domed lid with blue decoration and a figural finial completes the tall silhouette. Measuring 24 inches high, 12 inches wide and 12 inches deep, this substantial jar works well displayed alone or as part of a curated arrangement. Place it on a spacious entry console, living room sideboard or dining room buffet, allowing enough room for the intricate design to remain visible. It can also anchor a covered pedestal or a wide mantel with suitable clearance. Pair it with understated accessories to keep the scenic motif and sculptural profile at the center of the display.

Width:
12.00 in
Height:
24.00 in
Depth:
12.00 in
primary color:
White
secondary colors:
Blue
pattern motif:
Eight Immortals narrative scene with landscape elements and ornamental borders
shape:
Tall, rounded lidded temple jar with a tapered base and domed lid
visual style:
Chinoiserie-inspired, Blue-and-white, Figurative, Ornamental, Traditional
recommended rooms:
Entryway, Living room, Dining room, Home office
recommended placements:
Spacious console table, Sideboard, Buffet, Covered pedestal, Wide mantel with adequate clearance
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.