Featured Antique Chinese large cloisonne or enamel lidded footed round canister, what to call this?

What would this form be called? I've been researching but can't find similar.

It has three feet on the base, and is 8" across, 7.5" high.

The lid has extreme damage, the piece was very inexpensive due to this. The bottom is in very good condition. Base metal seems to be brass (copper?). Under lid there is a square nut holding the handle on.

Thanks for taking a look.

Edit: The outdoor photo looking down into the piece sort makes the inside metal edge look much lighter than it is. Just had to much reflected light.

 

Ginger jar?

 

Thanks. It is sort of bigger than what I usually think of as a ginger jar, but maybe that is it.

Googled "cloisonne enamel ginger jar", most are did not have feet. Had to scroll down quite a bit until I found a footed one.

That one was Japanese (only 5" tall) but had some similarities. I wonder if this is Japanese, not Chinese?

Thanks, Rhiwfield.

 

This Japanese one on Ruby Lane has the same feet, but it is only half as big. Still looking...

https://www.rubylane.com/item/458334-A-1406/Antique-Japanese-Cloisonne-Ginger-Jar

 

Maybe you could search for cloisonne ball jar, sphere jar, spherical jar, globe jar, globular etc.... ?
My first thought was Japanese too. But honestly, I don't know for sure.

Is that supposed to be a Phoenix Bird? That might help with searches too.

 

good tip using spherical, I found several on pinterest. Some have holes in the lids and are called incense burners, the ones without holes are called jars. None of them go anywhere, no sizes were given, all say the same time period. I'll keep looking and see what else is out there
Here is one without holes on the top. This is the write-up for it
Spherical Jar with Puppies This spherical-shaped jar has three legs and a cover. It depicts three puppies playing amid bamboo beneath a garden water spout on a pale blue ground. Namikawa Sosuke (Japanese, 1847-1910) (Enameler) 1890-1895 (Meiji)
here is the pinterest link https://www.pinterest.com/pin/338966309429725308/

 

here is one that is about the same size as yours - look at the price for it
http://www.ebay.com/itm/19th-Centur...Container-with-Lid-/161632448574?roken=cUgayN

 

I was surprised at vendor's terms and conditions. And obviously a business seller but contact details were unclear and return policies are seller friendly.

 

OMG, Cx, that is it! Same handle, same size exactly. Thank you.

Of course mine has damage on the top, but base is really good, definitely worth listing, maybe start at $99? This gives me a nice comparison.

Excellent observation on that possible phoenix bird, Lauragarnet. I was just looking at the whole piece as a bunch of random patterns. Will look into that. Thanks!

And also noticed the seller's terms on that last link. Wowza. Any challenges in verification need to be made on letterhead from an auction house in 48 hours or returns are not allowed? Heavens!

 

It may be worth doing a bit more research to confirm the age and attribution.

I feel it probably is late 19th century/early 20th but I would not claim that based on that sellers description.

 

Agreed. Will continue to research. Thanks.

It feels like it could be that old in the hand, the couple I've seen (spherical with 3 feet, some in different sizes) are all giving that date range, but will keep looking now that I have some key words.

 

What's the base metal. I was informed once that copper base is generally older than cloisonné on brass. I find that much of this stuff dates to the turn of the 20th c.

 

Good question, Kent.

I think the base metal is copper.