Blue & White Porcelain Tall Ginger Jar - Double Happiness Rugs This antique Indian bajot low

This antique Indian bajot low table is a lovely little example of the style dating to the 19th century

cherry blossom

The cabinet is finished in a vibrant red lacquer created from the sap of the Rhus verniciflua tree

stylised Nandi head

Another similar example can be found on page 193 of The Everyday Art of India by Robert F

Blue & White Porcelain Tall Ginger Jar - Double Happiness Rugs This antique Indian bajot lowThis beautiful reproduction Chinese blue and white porcelain ginger jar has been decorated with the 'double happiness' symbol on a beautifully detailed floral background. Double happiness means 'Joy and Happiness' and is often on objects gifted at weddings. It is hand made and hand painted using traditional techniques handed down the generations in small workshops in Jingdezhen, the porcelain capital of the world. It is still the centre for the best