Indra Tea

Based on chapter twenty-seven of the tenth book of the Bhagavata Purana, this folio depicts Indra, the king of the gods, paying homage to Krishna. The blue-skinned Krishna towers o...

The small, circular foot and lightly indented, vertical lip of this large yankou wan, or funnel-shaped bowl, are connected by steeply sloping walls that show a well defined, angula...

Creamy, yellow-tinged porcelain base, decorated with purple camieau battle scenes. Part of a tea service (originally for 6), consisting of a tea pot, hot water pitcher, tea caddy, ...

Of hexagonal form, this dry lacquer tea caddy is made entirely of lacquer applied over a cloth core, the surface imitating the color and texture of an old bronze vessel. The top an...

This small tea bowl has rounded sides that rise from its small, circular footring to its circular lip, which is subtly indented just below the top. The bowl's walls are relatively ...

Based on the narrative of chapter twenty-seven of the tenth book of the Bhagavata Purana, this folio depicts Indra, the king of the gods, paying homage to Krishna. Indra touches Kr...

The service includes a coffee pot, a tea pot, a milk pot and a covered sugar bowl....

The slightly rounded walls of this small tea caddy rise almost vertically from the small, circular, countersunk base; they indent slightly near the top to form the vertical lip tha...