Chinese Cultural Revolution Ginger Jar

Glossy white lidded jar with a radiant red star above wreathed fruit and sheaves.

This porcelain ginger jar from the Cultural Revolution period is from Hebei Province, China, and dates to the 20th century. The Cultural Revolution in China lasted roughly from 1966 to 1976, and ceramics made in this period often carry slogans or revolutionary imagery. Egg-shaped jar with a pointed finial on the lid and a gleaming white ground. A red star bursts with fine rays at the front, above a banner of small characters and a bundle of grain. Orange berries and green leaves curve up each side. It is 11.75 inches high and 8 in diameter.

Rather festive for a container that mostly sits there looking proud.