Blue and White Dragon Tea Cup

c. 1900
$68 USD SOLD
Dimensions
H: 1.5" Dia: 2.75"
Materials
Porcelain
Collection #
CBH068A
Estimated Shipping
$1

The delicate blue and white dragon design of this porcelain teacup was painted in a muted, grey pigment, only to be transformed to a rich, cobalt blue by the fiery heat of the kiln. A common motif in Chinese porcelain, the serpentine dragon is a symbol of power and strength. Retaining the immediacy of the artist’s brushwork, the design offers a sense of simplicity and spontaneity that looks as fresh today as it did serving tea at the turn of the 20th century.

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