Blue and White Spoon

c. 1850
$18 USD SOLD
Dimensions
W: 4.75" D: 1.75" H: 1.5"
Materials
Porcelain
Collection #
QQ016P
Estimated Shipping
$15

A delicate example of the time-honored practice of blue-and-white ceramics, this 19th-century porcelain soup spoon was likely used as an everyday eating utensil. Used in China as early as the Shang dynasty (1600 - 1046 B.C.), spoons predated chopsticks and remained the most common utensil until the 10th century. The spoon's simple form is patterned with sweeping lines of blue, imparting a remarkable sense of movement and elevating it from a functional tool to a sculptural object.

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