A red glazed ginger jar


Qing dynastyOf slightly tapered globular shape, surmounted by a flattened domical lid, the recessed clear-glazed base encircled by a thick foot, the exterior surfaces covered in a thick and viscous uniformly crazed red. 10 1/2in (26.5cm) high
|ProvenancePurchased in the Philippines circa 1900, by reputeAccording to the information published by the National Museum of the United States Army and elsewhere, General Malin Craig (1875-1945), graduated from the United State Military Academy in 1898. He was commissioned a second lieutenant, served with the 6th Cavalry in Santiago, Cuba during the Spanish-American War, participated in the China Relief Expedition and the Philippine Insurrection from 1900 to 1902. After further assignments in the United States, he returned to the Philippines in 1909 as an adjutant. It is possible that the vases were purchased at some time during that period.