Boston Chinese Tea 2005 Private Collection ARTIST STATEMENTThis teapot is based on a 17th century Chinese Blue and White teapot shown in a Christie's catalog as an iconic example of Chinese blue and white porcelain. It was 8" in height. My 21st century version is significantly larger at 15” tall and fabricated primarily from the tin can packaging of Boston Chinese Tea. This “BIG GULP” sized teapot might theoretically hold as much as the advertised 72 cups of tea. Chinese blue and white porcelain has been replicated for many centuries. Europeans began making copies soon after the first rare examples arrived from China. In the present day, the familiar blue and white patterns are even printed on tin cans and trays such as the Boston Chinese Tea tins. One of the steel trays used to make this teapot had this interesting statement printed on the bottom: 15.5” height 11.5” width at spout 10.5” depth |