Vintage Large Terracotta Wine Storage Jar - Ca 1940 Gifts This door panel features a

This door panel features a dragon in flight snaking through clouds

Indo-Portuguese Influence

5 x 71 (wxdxh cms)

- Similar examples and further information can be found in The Decorative Arts of The China Trade by Crossman

The iron is delicately etched and these stands were hand-wrought by Lohar blacksmiths in Rajasthan

Vintage Large Terracotta Wine Storage Jar - Ca 1940 Gifts This door panel features aChinese black glazed stoneware storage jars like these originate from Shanxi province and date from the 19th Century and right into the mid 20th century. They were used for storing rice wine, vinegar & oils. These we're utility items and show some signs of ware from frequent use. This jar is around 80 years old and would look fantastic in a contemporary home with dried flowers or planted with a tall houseplant such as a parlour palm. It can also be