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Miniature tea pot with hollow handle. teapot with removable lid and air vent in handle.
Tea Pot
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Tea Pot

Artist Ah Leon (Taiwanese, born 1953)
Date1990s
Place of originTaiwan
MediumStoneware
Dimensions1 3/8 × 1 3/4 × 1 in. (3.5 × 4.5 × 2.5 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Anna Calluori Holcombe, and Museum purchase with funds provided by the David A. Cofrin Fund for Asian Art
Object number2017.28
Collections
Visual DescriptionMiniature tea pot with hollow handle. teapot with removable lid and air vent in handle.
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