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Chinese Qing Blue & White Canton Pattern Export Porcelain Tea Caddy Canister Jar
$ 73.39
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Description
Chinese Qing dynasty hexagonal form export porcelain tea caddy decorated in underglaze blue on a white ground with a Canton pattern featuring a traditional building in a mountainous landscape, boats on the water, and a lone man fishing. The base is unglazed.19th century. 5” high x about 4 1/4” diameter at the widest point. Good overall condition. There
are a few old brown hairline cracks on the mouth and top.
A longer fine brown hairline runs down one side.
A fine brown line on the base might be from original production.
This tea canister is from the private collection of a former American resident in Guangzhou and Beijing from 1983-1987.