Teapot

An important advance was made during the eighteenth century was in the design of teapots, which for the first time were introduced in an abundance of forms and decoration. This teapot bears a resemblance in its motif to traditional works of Ming blue-and-white. One side is painted with a scene of a scholar's departure to visit friends, with his boy servant carrying a qin instrument. The other side depicts a landscape showing the departure of a fishing boat. The poetic morning scenery is embellished with three types of patterned bands on the cover and the neck of the body.