メトロポリタン美術館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (メトロポリタン美術館Instagram)「#MuseumTeaTime fake-out! This charming zoomorphic teapot is actually not a teapot at all—it's a 4.5-inch ornament shaped like one. 🐍 ⁣✨ ⁣ Adorned in the highly inventive Kazakh style, the ornament recalls the Islamic world’s fondness for its animals and domesticated pets—seen in bejeweled falcons, ewes with necklaces, and magnificently outfitted horses. ⁣Spouts shaped like snakes and dragons’ heads were also a longstanding tradition in Islamic metalwork. ⁣ ⁣ What's in your teacup today⁣? ⁣ 🎨 Teapot-Shaped Ornament, 20th century. Attributed to Central Asia. Silver; fire-gilded, with stamped beading, silver shot, applied decoration, decorative wire, cabochon carnelians, and turquoise beads. @metislamicart ⁣ [Image description: A small, richly decorated fire-gilded silver ornament shaped like a teapot, adorned with red and turquoise beads. The handle is shaped like a snake, with its mouth open and body coiled, and the spout is shaped like a dragon's head.]」7月29日 5時00分