Teabowl (left), Chinese, Qing dynasty, 18th century, porcelain decorated in Holland in Kakiemon style, mid-18th century, Gift of Martha and Henry Isaacson, 76.113
Pitcher (right), French, Chantilly factory, c. 1735, soft-paste porcelain with enameled decoration, Gift of Mrs. George w. Stoddard in honor of the mueum's 50th year, 84.97
West meets East literally in this delicate tea bowl on the left. Enamel painters in the Netherlands decorated a plain white tea bowl imported from China with flowers and quail, styled after a popular Japanese motif.
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