Oxblood Temple Jar 18.5"h

Culturally, the Oxblood Medium Temple Jar is significant, as the particular color is created by a small family factory in China, the secrets involved to produce the fragile color passed down through generations to the artisans who mix the pigments to make it. The richness of the surface on the dark red vessel attests to the skill these artisans possess, and the fact that the color is named Imperial Red is apropos because original objects in this hue were produced for the Imperial estate during the heyday of the dynasties.