Teapot in Shape of a Lotus Plant

Medium

Porcelain with raised and applied decoration under colored glazes (Jingdezhen ware)

Dimensions

H. to handle 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. (max.) 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)

Classification

Ceramics

Culture & Period

China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase by subscription, 1879

Accession Number

79.2.1201a, b

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