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    Posted 3 years ago

    dav2no1
    (820 items)

    Japanese Wooden Ginger Jar

    Approximately 5 7/8" tall
    Has a wooden top with a butterfly and an inner lid
    "IN JAPAN" lightly carved on the bottom - I assume they forgot the "MADE" part?

    This is another piece from a lot that I picked up over the weekend.

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    Comments

    1. racer4four racer4four, 3 years ago
      That's fantastic.
    2. Watchsearcher Watchsearcher, 3 years ago
      Could the IN Japan stand for Interwar Japan? Exports of Japanese products greatly increased in the 1930s....could your ginger jar be that old?
      I was not able, in my brief Google check, to see if IN Japan was used to designate those export items of that period of history.
    3. dav2no1 dav2no1, 3 years ago
      Interesting theory. I can't say that I've seen anything marked like that. I have seen Occupied Japan we had a whole dinner set that was marked that way.

      My opinion is it that it's more contemporary. Looks machine made almost. And obviously it's a decorative piece the opening is only 2 in wide by 4 in deep.

      Pictures added though...
    4. dav2no1 dav2no1, 3 years ago
      Additionally I've inspected it very closely under magnifying glass including wetting it, to look for invisible marks or lines. There is nothing else..
    5. Watchsearcher Watchsearcher, 3 years ago
      Very interesting! I hope someone can shed some light on this mystery.
    6. mp.kunst mp.kunst, 3 years ago
      I think you are right. They forget to put "made" on it. Look at the mark on the pot in this link.

      https://www.rubylane.com/item/633293-woodPotjpn0523F/Vintage-Carved-Wood-Pot-Lid-Made.

      I wonder if this is a Japanese Tobacco or Tea canister instead of a Ginger Jar.
    7. Watchsearcher Watchsearcher, 3 years ago
      The term “ginger jar” refers to the shape/style of a jar. I think the plant foliage and flower looks like a ginger plant...so a ginger jar displaying a ginger plant. Cleverly designed :^)

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