Tea and Immortality Contemporary Chinese Yixing Teapots from the James T Bialac Collection Colorwear " The gossips were wrong

" The gossips were wrong

Specifications - One of four designs - Fine Bone China - 26

Mark Rothko

The catalogue and exhibition focuses on the charged issue of individual identity and its social ramifications while referencing the work of legendary 15th century Flemish master

including: Berenice Abbott

Tea and Immortality Contemporary Chinese Yixing Teapots from the James T Bialac Collection Colorwear " The gossips were wrongPublished in conjunction with the exhibition "Tea and Immortality: Contemporary Chinese Yixing Tea wares from The James Bialac Collection." For millennia in China, tea was regarded as food, medicine and drink. History and folklore are replete with mortal and divine figures connected to the discovery and preparation of tea. Over time, its curative powers evolved into teas status as a sacrificial libation bestowed on mortals as a celestial blessing.