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.
Credit: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
c. 1730
Soft-paste porcelain
4.8 cm
1944.228.2
Image and text: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023
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