7. Tea canister
Origin date: around 18th century
Origin place: China
Material: porcelain
Technique: underglaze cobalt painting
Inventory No.: 53.150.1
The square-section, prism-shaped bottle is decorated in underglaze cobalt blue. A floral garland encircles the domed shoulder. The sides are alternately painted with a flowering peach branch bearing a songbird; a riverside landscape with a fisherman on the bank and a mountain range in the distance; and a lotus blossom.