White Magnolia, Crab Apple and Peonies, Signifying “May your noble house be blessed with wealth and honor” (yutang fugui)

Attributed to Shen Chuan

Qing dynasty (1644-1912), 1745

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The Colossal Daibutsu in Cherry-Blossom Time, the Great Bronze Buddha of Kamakura, Japan, Keystone View Company, gelatin silver prints mounted on card
Sogdian hunter on horseback
Flowers, Zhu Xi, ink and color on silk
This charming three-piece service is in the Kang-style. The tilted form is also used in some Lucknow pieces, but the silver design and work in this set mark it as clearly Kashmiri. The teapot and creamer both have cobra handles, but the coiled-cobra finial on the teapot is a particularly nice touch, and not often seen. The interiors are gilded, which is somewhat surprising for a tea service.