Chinese tea bowl, 1722–1735

Drinking vessels without handles (Koppchen) were first used at European courts around 1700. Along with the consumption of coffee (first introduced at the Dresden court in 1672) and tea, vessels from Asia came into fashion. In this way, the hot drinks could be enjoyed in an Asian style. 

Chinese porcelain tea set, porcelain, 1722–1735, unknown artist, photograph: Jens Mohr; image source: Hallwyl Museum, https://samlingar.shm.se/object/3D4CA4E6-8118-4DB6-BF0B-B5F924686CD7,  Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en.