Time to explore some more great teawares on display in the British Museum in London. This round focuses on Dehua wares. Very stylish! Dehua wares are porcelain wares characterised by their pure whiteness, and are so named because they were produced in Dehua county in the Fujian province of China. Their production began around 1600, …
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Teapots at the British Museum – Part 3
This rather elaborate teapot caught my eye because of its unusual shape, but as I looked closer I realised that the painted decoration was equally interesting and unique. It was manufactured in Rozenburg, in the Netherlands, in 1899, and is yet another example of the cross-cultural influences that permeate the world of tea. However, although …
Teapots at the British Museum – Part 2
Following on from Part 1, this instalment uses two other teapots I came across in the British Museum as a starting point to reflect on the journey of tea culture across the world; the history of tea drinking is a diaspora of teapots as much as a diaspora of tea. The teapots pictured below are …
Teapots at the British Museum – Part 1
Recently, I have been spending a good bit of time at the British Museum in London. It has one of the largest and most renowned museum collections in the world, but while it may be better known for antiquities such as the Elgin Marbles and the Rosetta Stone, I have been discovering that it also …
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