What Teaware Did the Chinese Emperor Use at His Tea Party 300 Years Ago?

Come see it in Sotheby's Hong Kong, or the British Museum.
This falangcai teapot, created in 1740 under the Qianlong Emperor’s direct watch, is the sole surviving example of its kind outside museum collections. Painted by the Qing court’s finest artists, it is a triumph of enamel artistry. Every detail was a challenge in the kiln, yet fired to perfection. For nearly three centuries, it has stood as a quiet witness to the rise and fall of an empire.