Early Chinese Export Tea Caddy, with (Lovely if Unmatched) Stopper lucy jones Painted olive green on backsides

Painted olive green on backsides

A nice size for framing photos and all sorts of other things

And in searching

and I can't help but to imagine a wife just out of the frame begging him to endure it

Early Chinese Export Tea Caddy, with (Lovely if Unmatched) Stopper lucy jones Painted olive green on backsidesI believe this Chinese export flask shaped porcelain tea caddy dates to the 18th century, made to be further decorated, including with a family crest and or monogram, but never was. Of course I love the minimalist elegance of it as is, with just this pointy eared heart on either side and a line of orange dots along the bottom edge. The 100% perfect vessel for one pale pink peony, I'd say, or one branch of red berries, or any other sort of small