Year of the Dragon is coming soon but you still have time to order your dragon tableware in classic blue and white. Bring luck all year with this Chinese dragon design dating back to the period of the Emperor K’ang Hsi (1622-1722), available in dishes, serving pieces, tea pot, and a tajine.
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It's time to enjoy a meal outdoors and with our tin picnic plates we make it easy for you. They come packed 4 to a reusable tin box, enjoy your meal, then put the used plates back in the tin box to take home and clean without making a mess of your picnic blanket and basket. Shown here is the Turkish Garden design, also available in Blue pagoda, Ming, American Ships, Lowestoft Rose, Blue Dragon, and Lotus Blossom.
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Today's Teacup Tuesday is celebrated with the power of the dragon. In the Orient, it symbolizes supernatural power, wisdom, strength, and hidden knowledge. Enjoy a cup of tea and discover yourself. Shown here is our Blue dragon tea service, including the tea pot, tea cup and saucer, covered sugar bowl and creamer sitting upon a blue lace tray, a mug is also available.
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It's a great day for a picnic. Mottahedeh Tin picnic sets will make your picnics easier. These delightful plates come in sets of four and are packed inside a re-usable tin box. Use them, get them messy (they don't bend like paper plates) pack them back in the tin box and bring home to clean. The mess stays in the box; not on your linens or car trunk. We make these sets in 7 different patterns: Lotus Flower (shown), Turkish Garden, Ming, American Ships, Lowestoft Rose, Blue Dragon and Blue ...
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January 22, 2017
January 22, 2017
Did you know that Chinese New Year is next Saturday? We also noticed that many of you, while searching for our products, want to know more about how porcelain is made. The story about fine China porcelain will, therefore, make a perfect match. Enjoy it.
Porcelain and other types of ceramics are such an integral part of our everyday life that it is not something we notice. This was not always the case. Porcelain was once the rarest of materials in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries so that only ...
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April 9, 2012
April 9, 2012
Traditional Home magazine features Mottahedeh Blue Dragon dinner plates
"Fierce and fire-breathing, stylized dragon designs lend a bit of flair to one's lair. The Chinese revere the dragon for its ability to transform into a multitude of shapes and forms, and in the West, we also admire dragons for the more playful aspects of their character."
Traditional Home magazine features Mottahedeh Blue Dragon dinner plates
"Fierce and fire-breathing, stylized dragon designs lend a bit of flair to one's lair. The Chinese revere the dragon for its ability to transform into a multitude of shapes and forms, and in the West, we also admire dragons for the more playful aspects of their character."
Traditional Home magazine features Mottahedeh Blue Dragon dinner plates
"Fierce and fire-breathing, stylized dragon designs lend a bit of flair to one's lair. The Chinese revere the dragon for its ability to transform into a multitude of shapes and forms, and in the West, we also admire dragons for the more playful aspects of their character."
Traditional Home magazine features Mottahedeh Blue Dragon dinner plates
"Fierce and fire-breathing, stylized dragon designs lend a bit of flair to one's lair. The Chinese revere the dragon for its ability to transform into a multitude of shapes and forms, and in the West, we also admire dragons for the more playful aspects of their character."