Carved Stone Teapot with a Separate Lid

Carved Stone Teapot with a Separate Lid

Oxford College Library (Oxford, Ga.)

Turner, William Patillo (Purchaser) ; Candler, Warren Akin (Funder).Metadata by Hee Chan Moon.

1800-1894

A carved stone teapot with rough decorations, very carefully designed. It seems like it might have been used for decorative purposes only because there was no residue inside the teapot. Decorations (e.g. the top) slightly damaged

China

jade(rock); soapstone (metamorphic rock)

5 x 3 x 2 inches

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Meiji

carvings (visual works)

carving (processes)