A Chinese famille rose tea caddy and cover. Yongzheng
Decorated in the famille rose palette, with a gilt medallion with peony, magnolia and finger citron and a pierced ribboned vase with bamboo sprays alongside. The narrow sides are covered by a blue-enamel ruyi-shaped lappet with gilt-Y-pattern decoration that hangs from a shaped band runs around the top of the sides.
- Country:
- China
- Period :
- Yongzheng (1723-1735)
- Material:
- Porcelain
- Dimension:
- 3.15 in. (9.8cm)
- Reference :
- D587
- Status:
- sold
Related works
Similar tea caddies are illustrated by George C. Williamson in The Book of Famille Rose, 1927
