Flambé Oval Ginger Jar

With its rounded body and high shoulders, this oval ginger jar is the perfect canvas for its gorgeous flambé glaze. Unlike the precise designs that define Qing-dynasty imperial ceramics, flambé ware captivates with beautiful irregularity and vibrant blue and purple tones. These streaky, iridescent colors are the result of metallic materials in the glaze that cause separation at the surface, the same process that creates the lighter 'peach blossom' glaze. Drenched with color, this ginger jar is a lovely contemporary example of the time-honored technique.