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\nChamplev\u00e9 and painted enamel.
\nTea’s origins in the Far East account for so many caddies being decorated in the chinoiserie style. What makes this work so exceptional is the disposition of the colorfully painted figures within the champlev\u00e9 cavities over the expansive gilt surfaces.
\nOn the lid’s sliding cover, an enthroned figure, perhaps an empress, is receiving a princess. The accessories in this scene are limited to a Persian carpet and to the curtains which have been drawn aside to reveal a large screen of Russian malachite on which is carved an exotic Chinese phoenix. Similar birds in sumptuous colors are set in the corners of the lid.
\nOn the front and back of the caddy, figures carry shrines while on the ends a boy assists a man with his opium pipe and a servant girl attends a woman. The sources for these vignettes have not been determined.
\nMade in 1878.
\nH: 4 3\/8 x W: 6 9\/16 x D: 4 1\/2 in. (11.09 x 16.68 x 11.43 cm)
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Pavel Ovchinnikov (1830-1888)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n