Vintage Temple Jar Lion Motif - 2 Sizes

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$448.00 - $673.00
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SKU:
1218F-2 Sizes
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Defined by blue-and-white decoration and a distinctive lion motif, this Vintage Temple Jar brings expressive pattern and character to an interior. The visible surface features fluid cobalt-blue detailing against a softly toned white ground, while the weathered brown edge at the base reinforces its collected look. Offered in Small and Large, each option preserves the same decorative direction while allowing you to select the version best suited to your display. Place it on an appropriately sized console, sideboard, mantel, or substantial shelf as a standalone accent, or pair it with neutral objects that let the pattern remain the focus. It works especially well in traditional, grandmillennial, Asian-inspired, and layered eclectic rooms. For a coordinated arrangement, display both sizes together while maintaining enough open space around each jar for the silhouette and lion design to read clearly.

primary color:
Blue
secondary colors:
White, Brown
pattern motif:
Lion motif with scrolling blue decoration
shape:
Temple jar form
visual style:
Vintage-inspired, Blue-and-white, Asian-inspired, Traditional, Weathered finish
recommended rooms:
Living room, Dining room, Entryway, Home office, Library
recommended placements:
Console table, Sideboard, Mantel, Substantial shelf, 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.