Category
Decorative Accents
Family Name
BOHEA
Finish
LEFT FACING TEA DRINKING MAN | BRASS, MARBLE
Dimensions
5.00" L
16.00" H
5.00" W
Weight
8.05 lb
Dimmable
No
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Category
Decorative Accents
Family Name
BOHEA
Finish
LEFT FACING TEA DRINKING MAN | BRASS, MARBLE
Dimensions
5.00" L
16.00" H
5.00" W
Weight
8.05 lb
Dimmable
No
Customer Reviews
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THE BRASS SCULPTURES OF TEA DRINKING CHINESE MEN, NAMED “HYSON” AND “BOHEA” WERE INSPIRED BY 18TH-CENTURY TEA ACCOUTREMENTS HELD BY THE COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG FOUNDATION, FOR CHINESE TEAS WERE POPULAR IN 18TH-CENTURY VIRGINIA. THE HISTORICAL IMPACT OF TEA CANNOT BE UNDERSTATED. BRITISH DEMAND FOR TEA WARES SPARKED THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, AND A BRITISH TAX ON TEA LED TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG’S BOUNTIFUL COLLECTIONS OF 18TH-CENTURY TEA WARES – MADE TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEW SOCIAL CEREMONY—WHICH ARE DESIGNED WITH A “TREND MEETS TRADITION” APPROACH THAT KEEPS THEM FRESH. THE ENGLISH HAVE BEEN SMITTEN WITH ASIAN GOODS AND DESIGNS “IN THE CHINESE TASTE” SINCE CATHERINE OF BRAGANZA BROUGHT A DOWRY OF ASIAN TRADE ROUTES TO HER MARRIAGE TO KING CHARLES II OF ENGLAND IN 1662. THE WILLIAMSBURG “BOHEA” AND HYSON” SCULPTURES WERE MOTIVATED BY A PRINT IN THE COLONIAL WILLIAMSB
