Lot 5048. An inscribed wucai tea caddy, Qing dynasty, Shunzhi-Kangxi period  (1644-1722); 8.8 cm, Japanese wood box. Lot sold: 94,500 HKD (Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021

inscribed with a poem which can be translated as,

Clouds float by, where the verdant cliffs meets the sky.

Build a reed hut, with not a penny spent.

Draw water straight from the bucket, and simmer it for tea.

And wake up to plum blossoms before my bed.

Note: A closely related example is included in the exhibition S. Marchant & Son, Transitional Wares for the Japanese & Domestic Markets, June 1989, no. 117, p. 69.

Sotheby's. Echoes of Fragrance – Evolution of Tea Culture from the Tang to the Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 16 December 2021