This type of jarlet was probably produced over a long period from at least the Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) onwards. Jarlets dated to the Yuan, with moulded decoration and ring handles have been found in the Philippines although more identical jarlets were recovered from the Vung Tao wreck circa 1690. Dehua wares including jars have been found together with other Chinese ceramics in Southeast Asian burial contexts. Research suggests that these types of small jars were used as containers for medicine, preserved fruit or vermilion ink and oil.Dehua, located on the southeast coast of Fujian province, is well known for its production of white porcelain, known to Europeans as 'blanc de Chine'. The earliest Dehua porcelain was produced as early as the 14th century but the production and quality of these porcelain peaked around the 17th and 18th centuries.
