Hexagonal Blue & White Porcelain Tea Caddy - Blossoms & Birds

This reproduction Chinese blue & white tea caddy has a beautifully intricate scenes of birds, trees and flowers. It is made in the Kangxi style (porcelain produced during the reign of Emperor Kangxi (1662 - 1722). It is hand painted by skilled artists using traditional techniques learned from their family passed down through generations

Tea caddies originated in the Qin dynasty (221 - 207 BC) when tea and other luxury Chinese goods became a major exports to the Western world. These decorative jars were used onboard ships for storage. The word caddy is a derivation of 'catty' a Chinese unity of measurement equivalent to 600 grams.

All our reproduction Chinese porcelain is made in Jingdezhen which has been the capital of Chinese porcelain production since 1004 AD. The famous imperial kilns have been sited there since the Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644 AD).