Provincial Late Ming Style Blue & White Porcelain Vase Origin - Burma The quality of carving on

The quality of carving on this particular mirror is of exceptional quality

Bastar is famed for its beautiful sculptures & statues which are crafted by the Ghasia caste using the dhokra (dokhra or dokra) or lost wax (cire perdue) technique

The front is painted onto fabric applied to the wood and bound with hard beaten iron

The bale label was printed for F Steiner & Co (founded 1832) in Manchester

Chinoiserie was all the rage in the early 19th century

Provincial Late Ming Style Blue & White Porcelain Vase Origin - Burma The quality of carving onThis reproduction Chinese blue & white vase is made in the late Ming style. It is hand painted by skilled artists using traditional techniques learned from their family passed down through generations. Ginger jars are steeped in centuries of Chinese culture and history originating in the Qin dynasty (221 207 BC) when ginger and other luxury Chinese goods became a major export to the Western world. These decorative jars were used onboard ships for