Asian jar identification help needed

[icedgold10]

I got this jar trying to figure out age, origin ect.?  No markings and has a little lid with a knob inside I don't know what it is for? The glaze looks older.

[sugarcube5419]

I thought these were called ginger jars -- 

[bigwull]

you hit the nail on the head...its a Ginger Jar....

[icedgold10]

I know it's a ginger jar but what is the inside lid for or what does it do?  Age? Origin?  TY

[KC]

This is known as a ginger jar...However, they have been used for spices, salts, oils, etc...

With the second lid, yours is a likely candidate to store spices or tea!

[icedgold10]

Thank you.  Any idea on age?

[bigwull]

Took the words out of my mouth KC...this was the sealing cap...date wise....could be anywhere from early 1900,s up to mid 1950,s...is there any eggshell crazing to the glaze....

[icedgold10]

There is a lot of crazing in the glaze.

[bigwull]

Without a makers mark....its hard to pinpoint an exact date..unless the floral pattern is .identified....from memory...Satsuma ware made many ginger jars....but...with a 20year margin of error either way....i think we can safely say....turn of the 19th/20th century...

[Ipcress]

Bog standard ginger jar decorated with prunus blossom.

[mart]

Most likely 70`s when half the country had them !! Remember ginger jar lamps from that era !!

[icedgold10]

I like the 70's and the carefree days!!!   We have a ton of those jar lamps in this area.