Tea caddy

Description

Tea-caddy of porcelain with imitation marble glazes, rectangular with a short neck, and with red and black inscriptions in the form of a poem: China, Qing dynasty, probably Yongzheng reign, 1723 - 1735

Museum reference

A.1929.81

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Tea caddy

Production information

China, East Asia

Date

1723 - 1735

Style / Culture

Yongzheng reign, Qing Dynasty, Chinese (Manchu)

Materials

Porcelain

Physical description

Porcelain

Exhibitions

• Exploring East Asia (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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world cultures, exploring east asia