Hexagonal tea caddy with decoration of figures amid a landscape in underglaze blue, Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign (1662-1722)

Hexagonal tea caddy with decoration of figures amid a landscape in underglaze blue, Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign (1662-1722)

• Image Number: C1B005496N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Ceramics
• Function: Container
• Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
• Description:
  The pot is hexagonal, with straight mouth, sloping shoulders, straight wall, flat bottom, short circle feet, and a hexagonal cover with a flat top. The blue and white covers are painted with a dragon, and the walls are decorated with six characters and three different calligraphic “longevity” characters, with three green lines. The shoulders of the pot are painted with Ruyi patterns, and the belly is decorated with landscape figure paintings. The two elders of Yunsongxia raised their heads and pointed at the flying crane with a stick. The other elder and a pot boy also looked up at the flying crane. The upper and lower sides of the pot are decorated with a circle of ripples, and the foot edges are decorated with a circle of branches and leaves. The body is delicate, and the glaze color is fresh and uniform, with distinct shades, which is a typical Kangxi blue and white glaze color. The blue and white book “made in Kangxi year of the Qing Dynasty” has six characters and two lines in regular script. Similar models also have tin tea cans.