Description
The pieces composing this individual tea set are entirely typical of Chantilly soft-paste porcelain in the Kakiemon style. Both the form and decoration of these pieces were inspired by Japanese prototypes. The use of knobs in the form of trumpet-shaped blossoms is characteristic of Chantilly wares.
Provenance
formerly in the J. Pierpont Morgan collection; (Arnold Seligmann, Rey & Co., New York).
Accession Number
1944.228.2
Medium
soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions
Diameter: 4.8 x 7.4 cm (1 7/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Classification
Ceramic
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
