Hexagonal teapot or winepot (pair with 1975.1.1706), by Chinese, late 18th century
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Hexagonal teapot or winepot (pair with 1975.1.1706)

Chinese

late 18th century

Medium
Porcelain with reticulated ornamentation, painted in overglaze famille rose enamels.
Classification
Ceramics
Dimensions
Height with lid 4 15/16 in. (12.7 cm.)
Culture
Chinese
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection
Credit line
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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