Early Chinese Export Tea Caddy, with (Lovely if Unmatched) Stopper lucy jones with copper and pink surface

with copper and pink surface decoration on its interior over a reactive creamy glaze

envisioning her scarf transformed into a stole

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

8" in diameter and just shy of 3 1/2" t

It looks as though a few pages were torn out at the back but is near complete and completely empty

Early Chinese Export Tea Caddy, with (Lovely if Unmatched) Stopper lucy jones with copper and pink surfaceI 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