CHINESE
Tea caddy
(19th century)

Medium
lacquer on wood, gold, silver, metal

Measurements
(a-g) 13.6 × 21.4 × 14.9 cm (overall)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Miss R. Barnard, 1976

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
China

Accession Number
D59.a-h-1976

Department
Asian Art

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation

Physical description
Rectangular, flattened-domed lid, gold on black scenes of Chinese domestic life, decorative borders.