Tea and Immortality Contemporary Chinese Yixing Teapots from the James T Bialac Collection Colorwear Printed in the USA

Printed in the USA

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Tea and Immortality Contemporary Chinese Yixing Teapots from the James T Bialac Collection Colorwear Printed in the USAPublished 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.