Teapot (a) and saucer (b)
ca. 1740 (teapot); late 18th century (saucer)
Medium
Porcelain with full relief decoration, painted in overglaze enamels.
Dimensions
Height of pot: 8.2 cm. Diameter of saucer: 15 cm.
Classification
Ceramics
Culture
Chinese
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.1724 a,b
Tags
About the Artist
Chinese
The artist known simply as "Chinese" in museum records represents the vast tradition of anonymous or unattributed masters in Chinese art history, with 99 works preserved in our collection. These pieces exemplify the enduring legacy of guó huà, or traditional Chinese painting, one of the world's oldest continuous artistic practices. Early life is not well documented, as is common for many practitio...