Blue & White Porcelain Tall Ginger Jar - Double Happiness Planters & Wastepaper Bins the elephant was considered regal

the elephant was considered regal and a symbol of cosmic splendour

Condition: Beautiful aged patina with surface wear consistent with age

A box is first sculpted from wax and then coated with clay (usually made from termite hills) which creates the outer mold

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In 1977 Coca Cola withdrew operations from India when the Indian government insisted that they hand over the recipe for Coke

Blue & White Porcelain Tall Ginger Jar - Double Happiness Planters & Wastepaper Bins the elephant was considered regalThis 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