Jar

Description

The tea cup lid retains the heat in the cup to encourage the tea leaves to infuse with the hot water. This vessel is decorated with lotus seed pods and peonies, which are associated with the spring and summer seasons.

Frank Hindley Smith bequest

Accession Loan No.

29/1940/14

Collection Class

Household objects

Common Name

jar

Simple Name

cup

Full Name

cup and lid

Dimensions

whole height 175 mm

Production Person Surname

unk

Period Classification

Kangxi

Production Year Low

1662; 1680

Production Year High

1722; 1700

Production Town

unk

Production County

unk

Production Country

China, People's Republic of

Production Area Region

East Asia

Production Continent

Asia

Family Group



Material

porcelain

Collection Area Region

E

Collection Continent

Asia