Antique Tea Leaf China

A 19th century iron rolling tea leaf grinder with elongated mortar used for crushing medicinal herbs and teas.

Used to store loose leaf tea, this small earthenware jar from the late 19th century is decorated in the classic blue-and-white manner with a richly crazed texture. Elegant in its sim...

An early 20th century Chinese blue and white glazed porcelain tea leaf jar depicting scholars at leisure in a mountainous landscape, with a lid with brass hardware.

A 19th century cast iron herbal tea grinding wheel with elongated mortar from provincial Northern China.


Pagoda Red Collection #: S004


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A pair of early 20th century Chinese grand scale blue and white tea leaf jars with lids and scrolling vine and lotus motif.

A pair of early 20th century Chinese blue and white glazed porcelain tea leaf jars depicting scholars at leisure in a mountainous landscape, with lids with brass hardware.

Blue and white jars hand-painted with a pair of fish, Chinese symbols of abundance.

A well-decorated pair of 19th century Chinese export dark green and gold decorated tea canisters depicting figures in a garden setting, one marked 12 the other 21. Now electrified wi...

A well-decorated pair of Chinese export dark green and gold decorated tea canisters depicting figures in a garden setting, one marked "12" the other "21", circa 1875. Now electrified.

A pair of large oval English tole tea canisters with hand painted and stenciled decoration on a red ground with gilt reserve, the center panel having a Chinese figure on a gilt groun...

A very beautiful and rare porcelain Famille Verte cabbage leaf and butterfly pattern coffee or tea cup and saucer set, circa early 20th century, Chinese Export.

Used to store loose leaf tea, this porcelain jar is decorated in a style of overglaze enameling known as "famille rose." Sometimes referred to as "yangcai" or "foreign colors," the f...

Lidded jars like these were used in tea shops throughout China, where tea drinking was a symbol of taste and upper-class refinement.

Sometimes referred to as "yangcai" or "foreign colors," the famille rose style emerged during the 18th century and employs a pastel palette of opaque overglaze enamels that favors ro...

Sometimes referred to as "yangcai" or "foreign colors," the famille rose style emerged during the 18th century and employs a pastel palette of opaque overglaze enamels that favors ro...

Blue and white porcelain jar with lid depicting fish and waves, Chinese symbols of prosperity.

Fine quality Chinese antique tobacco leaves, double-handled Cup & Saucer Porcelain, one of the most prized of Chinese Export patterns, in 18TH CENTURY. Circa 1760-70; strong vivid ov...

A rare pair of Chinese paintings on tea leaf Ca. 1840