Chinese Dragon Covered Mug with Tea Infuser from The Met Museum

The dragon and lotus motif on our covered mug comes from an early 16th-century dish made during China’s Ming dynasty and housed at The Met. This classic color palette exemplifies one of the most innovative developments in the global history of ceramics. Cobalt blue paint on white porcelain flowered in China during the 14th century, after which it was adapted by potters far and wide.