What is an oriental porcelain temple jar?

These large ceramic vessels served decorative and storage roles in historic interiors across Asia and Europe. They appear primarily as lidded vases or ginger jars decorated with hand-painted blue and white or polychrome enamel motifs.

How were oriental porcelain temple jars used?

Historic households utilised these jars for interior display on mantelpieces, tables, and monumental floor placements. Many examples were later converted into table lamps or fitted with metal mounts during the nineteenth century.

How do you date an oriental porcelain temple jar?

Dating relies on examining the painting style, glaze characteristics, and potting techniques recorded across different periods. Nineteenth-century pieces often display denser enamel colours and heavier bodies compared to earlier eighteenth-century prototypes.

Are these jars usually found in pairs?

Many of the listed pieces survive as matched pairs or larger garnitures intended for symmetrical room display. Finding matching covers and balanced proportions across both vessels is a common feature of these groupings.

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These substantial oriental porcelain temple jar examples combine hand-painted decoration with historic ceramic forms to anchor a room.

19th century

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Japanese Imari Porcelain Covered Ginger Jar, Arita, Late 19th Century

From Gillers Antiques Ltd

£300

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19th century

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Large 19th Century Japanese Imari Lidded Vase.

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£7,500

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18th century

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Garniture of 3 Late C17th / Early C18th Japanese Edo Period Vases Decorated in the Imari Palette.

From M Lees and Sons

£4,200

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Fine Kyoto Satsuma Landscape Jar Signed Yamashu, C. 1890

19th century

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Fine Kyoto Satsuma Landscape Jar Signed Yamashu, C. 1890

From Ritas Bazaar

£900

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19th century

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Japanese Imari Lidded Vase, Circa 1890

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£1,800

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18th century

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Pair of 18th Century Japanese Imari Lidded Vases

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£8,500

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19th century

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Pair Samson C18th Century Japanese Imari Style Lidded Vases

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£4,500

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19th century

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Large Satsuma Lidded Vase, Late 19th Century

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£3,300

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A Large Late C19th / Early C20th Chinese Qing Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain Vase and Cover of C18th Kangxi Period Design.

1900 - 1920

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A Large Late C19th / Early C20th Chinese Qing Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain Vase and Cover of C18th Kangxi Period Design.

From M Lees and Sons

£1,950

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19th century

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Large 19th Century Imari Vase

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£5,000

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Listings show porcelain decorated in the Imari palette alongside Chinese blue and white and Satsuma wares spanning the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

19th century

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Rare 19th Century Japanese Imari Lidded Vase.

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£1,100

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19th century

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19th Century Japanese Lidded Imari Vase.

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£2,800

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19th century

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Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar Lamps, 19th Century

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£6,500

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19th century

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Large 19th Century Japanese Vase

From Jake Wright Antiques Ltd.

£1,380

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19th century

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Impressive 19th Century Imari Lidded Vase

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£8,500

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19th century

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Fine Pair 19th Century Rose Medallion Lidded Vases.

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£4,800

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Oriental Porcelain Temple Jar

Japanese Imari Porcelain Covered Ginger Jar, Arita, Late 19th Century

Large 19th Century Japanese Imari Lidded Vase.

Garniture of 3 Late C17th / Early C18th Japanese Edo Period Vases Decorated in the Imari Palette.

Fine Kyoto Satsuma Landscape Jar Signed Yamashu, C. 1890

Japanese Imari Lidded Vase, Circa 1890

Pair of 18th Century Japanese Imari Lidded Vases

Pair Samson C18th Century Japanese Imari Style Lidded Vases

Large Satsuma Lidded Vase, Late 19th Century

A Large Late C19th / Early C20th Chinese Qing Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain Vase and Cover of C18th Kangxi Period Design.

Large 19th Century Imari Vase

Rare 19th Century Japanese Imari Lidded Vase.

19th Century Japanese Lidded Imari Vase.

Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar Lamps, 19th Century

Large 19th Century Japanese Vase

Impressive 19th Century Imari Lidded Vase

Fine Pair 19th Century Rose Medallion Lidded Vases.

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