Antique Chinese Qing 150 Year Old Blue & White Wedding Jar Hand Painted 18"H Lacquerware Japanese mid 20th century Showa

Japanese mid 20th century Showa era

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The blade was hand forged from a combination of hard high carbon white steel forge welded onto a piece of soft wrought iron

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Antique Chinese Qing 150 Year Old Blue & White Wedding Jar Hand Painted 18"H Lacquerware Japanese mid 20th century ShowaThis is a 150 year old antique Chinese jar from the Qing Dynasty, mid to late 19th century. Recently acquired by from a local collector who lived and traveled all over Asia in the 1960's picking up treasures along the way. It is hand thrown and all hand painted in the classic cobalt underglaze. Decorated with in Double Happiness motif with peony flowers and vines. The repeating ancient Chinese meander or "Greek fret" encircles the top of the jar and