Tea caddy with cover in blue and white with flower design

Tea Caddy

China

Qing dynasty (1644-1912), Qianlong period (1736-1795), About 1750

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Small bowl of white stoneware with narrow foot and decorated in underglaze blue with bands encircling the body below the lip and at the lower edge, the main body decorated with an abstract repeating wavy, or scrolled, pattern on the diagonal, each element connected by thin, slightly wavy blue lines.
Pair of tricolor jasper barber bottles, the main body of lilac jasper dip with white relief decoration, the bottle on round foot with band of overlapping leaves, delicately shaded, the body with stiff leaf motifs that extend upward from the stem, with four large molded masks of Bacchus at the shoulder atop a band of leaves and berries that extends around the entire shoulder, likewise delicately shaded, the masks above garlands of leafy grape vines with bunches of grapes, on each of four sides a small roundel of green jasper with individual classical scenes, including Zeus and Venus and Cupid, surrounded by a white border, the long narrow neck with floral garlands held by small ram's heads below a band of beading, the conforming covers with stiff leaf motifs and ball finials (the covers are not identical).
Tiny round tri-color jasper (sage green, lilac, and white) cameo with cupid seated
Cast-iron hair pin comprised of a central rod with filigree balls on each end, from which hang small filigree tassels.