Hexagonal Blue & White Porcelain Tea Caddy - Blossoms & Birds Material - Maple Wood This sculptural vintage Himachal stool

This sculptural vintage Himachal stool is a beautifully understated piece

This lovely teak panel has been salvaged from an old building in Himachal Pradesh

This pretty Daoist shrine is a 1950's copy of a Shanxi ancestor house

the piece balances robust functionality with strong decorative presence

154 x 48 x 77 (wxdxh cms)

Hexagonal Blue & White Porcelain Tea Caddy - Blossoms & Birds Material - Maple Wood This sculptural vintage Himachal stoolThis 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 generationsTea caddies originated in the Qin dynasty (221 207 BC) when tea and other luxury Chinese goods became a major exports