Chinoiserie Tea Caddy

1878

16.7 cm 11.1 cm 11.4 cm

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Tea's origins in the Far East account for so many caddies being decorated in the chinoiserie style. What makes this work so exceptional is the disposition of the colorfully painted figures within the champlevé cavities over the expansive gilt surfaces. On the lid's sliding cov...

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Acquired by Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C.; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 2010.
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