Large Vintage Black Storage Jar Statue providing storage for smaller items

providing storage for smaller items including jewellery

Now quite rare

The three upper drawers offer convenient storage

seen here in black lacquer

Large Vintage Black Storage Jar Statue providing storage for smaller itemsShanxi, circa 1920 This large, wide shouldered stoneware jar would have been used for storing wine or foodstuffs in Shanxi province, where is was made around the early 20th century. It is finished in a black glaze over a textured, ribbed surface. Great for garden decoration in sthe summer months or as an unusual large vase or planter indoors. Note that there is an old surface crack towards the bottom of the vase (shown in the final image), so the jar