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Tea Caddy

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

White ceramic tea caddy with a rounded rectangular body and a short neck and domed lid, decorated with a blue and orange band around the lid and base, featuring a colorful design on the front, including two women on either side of a shield with an eagle on top, woman on left wearing blue dress and holding a spear, woman on right wearing yellow dress and holding scales.

Artwork Details

Date
1770–1830
Medium
Porcelain
Culture
Chinese
Dimensions
468 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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