sugar and chocolate (right)

shelf 3 (right)

Decorated with Chinese motifs of enameled dragons, flowers, vases and quilins—mythical hooved creatures known in East Asian cultures—this tea service belonged to the collector Lucy Truman Aldrich, for whom this gallery is named. Her nephew, David Rockefeller Sr., fondly remembered enjoying tea with his aunt from this service, which she bequeathed to him. He later donated it to the museum.

 

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