Product Description
Add a whimsical, history-inspired element to your home this summer with the Tropical Chinoiserie stoneware kitchen and tabletop collection! The colorful hand-painted motifs on each piece feature pagodas, mountains, exotic animals, and trees in soft pinks, greens, and blues. This spoon rest will look great on your kitchen countertop or on a buffet table at a summertime get-together. The body features pink palm trees, and the carved edges resemble bamboo, adding to the vintage charm. The spoon rest measures 10.6 inches long and 4 inches wide. It is made of dishwasher and microwave-safe stoneware. Pair it with other Tropical Chinoiserie merchandise also sold in our shop to complete the look. Sold individually. Imported.
Inspiration
The Tropical Chinoiserie collection is inspired by the Chinoiserie style, developed by European manufacturers as a lower-cost export to the Western market, particularly the American colonies. The designs were roughly copied from originals from Asian cultures, including, but not limited to, China. Western artisans also incorporated their own motifs, including animals not native to Asia and mystical birds such as the phoenix. The design was more a reflection of what they interpreted as an exotic, unknown land rather than reality. Of course, the traditions and motifs that inspired the Chinoiserie style were far from new, having been developed and refined over thousands of years in Asia. Chinoiserie is more commonly rendered in blue; however, examples of Chinoiserie in many colors are on display at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg.
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