Large, well-crafted, and lacquered in either a deep, glossy Red or "crackle-glazed" Green, this jar is a charming and functional addition to your kitchen or living room. "Ginger" jars were used in the days before refrigeration to store fresh ginger...
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Large, well-crafted, and lacquered in either a deep, glossy Red or "crackle-glazed" Green, this jar is a charming and functional addition to your kitchen or living room. "Ginger" jars were used in the days before refrigeration to store fresh ginger root for cooking and medicinal purposes. To make the wound bamboo jar, thin bamboo strips are soaked in water for months, then coiled outward from the center of a form to create the piece. Each piece is unique and takes many days to complete. After the piece has been formed, it is coated with numerous coats of refined lacquer and polished repeatedly to achieve the smooth, lustrous finish. Bamboo provides an alternative to harvesting old-growth and hardwood forests for wood products. The fastest growing plant on the planet, bamboo is a perpetually renewable resource, sometimes growing up to four feet a day! This giant grass renews itself readily, growing shoots from its extensive root system when harvested, thus eliminating the need to... See less 
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