Blue & White Porcelain Hexagonal Tea Caddy - Calligraphy Design Period - Late 18th Century fuelled with ghee oil and

fuelled with ghee oil and a simple cotton wick

removable lid with snow lion finial

flowing ornament associated with Gujarati and Malabar coastal carving traditions

Condition: Age-related wear and patina consistent with age and use

Blue & White Porcelain Hexagonal Tea Caddy - Calligraphy Design Period - Late 18th Century fuelled with ghee oil andBlue and White Porcelain Tea Caddy, hand made on the potters wheel in the traditional way. It is then decorated before firing. Porcelain is steeped in centuries of Chinese culture and history. Even though pottery developed in China 15,000 years ago, most experts believe that true porcelain which also originated in China didn't emerge in the region until the Han Dynasty 202 BC to 220 AD. Blue and white porcelain is glazed using a transparent porcelain