Vintage Ming Jar Lion Motif - 2 Sizes

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$248.00 - $323.00
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SKU:
1217F - 2 Sizes
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The Vintage Ming Jar Lion Motif brings graphic blue-and-white character to a shelf, console, or collected tabletop display. Its rounded body features dark blue lion figures, cloudlike marks, scrolling lines, and a central floral medallion. A coordinating lid repeats the blue detailing, while warm, softly distressed-looking edges and a subtly crackled-looking ground reinforce its vintage-inspired appearance. Offered in Small and Large options, this decorative jar works well as a standalone focal point or grouped with books, trays, and other blue-and-white accents. Place it on a living room console, dining room sideboard, entry cabinet, or shelving unit where the allover pattern can be appreciated. The richly layered motif complements chinoiserie, traditional, eclectic, and collected interiors. Choose one size for a singular statement or pair both options to create a coordinated arrangement.

primary color:
Blue
secondary colors:
Creamy white, Warm beige
pattern motif:
Allover lion figures with cloudlike marks, scrolling lines, and a floral medallion
shape:
Rounded lidded jar
visual style:
Blue-and-white, Chinoiserie, Traditional, Vintage-inspired, Collected
recommended rooms:
Living room, Dining room, Entryway, Home office
recommended placements:
Console table, Sideboard, Entry cabinet, Shelving unit, Tabletop display
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.