Tea caddy

Factory Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory British

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 510

The figure represents the Chinese god of Happiness, Pu T'ai Ho Shang, known from imported Chinese white Fukien porcelain models. The hat forms a cover for the hollow figure, probably a tea caddy.

#407. Teapots

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Tea caddy, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1744–1784), Soft-paste porcelain, British, Chelsea

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