1880s teaware at the MET

[silverneedles]

went to the MET last weekend, saw a bunch of old rocks, statues without heads, hands or noses and various other objects.

dont know if there was an asian section but without a map we did not find it. There were a couple teawares- mostly tea kettles english style. took pics of these 2

[Bubba_tea]

That would look sooooo good sitting on my kitchen counter....

[bi lew chun]

I used to find these types of silver kettles hideous. My grandmother had one, and I never looked at it with anything other than disdain. Now that I've read a little on how they sweeten water, they seem somehow much more appealing. I'd love to own one.

Same thing happened with qing hua-type porcelain. I went from finding it gaudy to falling in love with it. It's funny how acquired tastes work.

The two smaller kettles in the first shot are understated and lovely.

[Victoria]

Ditto.

Used to hate them, now I love them and seriously want a beautiful classic one.
<sigh>