Double Happiness Ginger Jar A5 Southern China

Southern China

but unlike in the west

They are reproductions of the C-shaped jade dragons that were part of the Hongshan people - a neolithic culture from northeast China that dated from around 4000 BC

The fish is one of the eight Buddhist symbols of good fortune and considered a symbol of wealth and prosperity in China

used by the scholarly classes in Beijing

Double Happiness Ginger Jar A5 Southern ChinaThese ginger jars in a classic Chinese blue and white glaze are are reproductions of old ceramics. They come with a lid and are beautifully decorated by hand with a flowers and a central symbol for 'double happiness'. Note that each jar is individually finished and so may vary from the design shown here as an example.