這組黃銅打造的中式飲茶人雕塑,分別名為"熙春"和"武夷",靈感來源於威廉斯堡殖民地收藏的茶器上的印刷圖案——早在18世紀的佛吉尼亞,中國的茶文化就已經十分盛行。自從1662年查理二世的妻子凱薩琳王后帶著亞洲的貿易商品作為嫁妝來到英國之後,整個英國都對"中式品位"的產品和設計趨於瘋狂。茶在歷史上的影響不可小覷,英國人對於茶具的需求推動了工業革命,而對茶葉徵收關稅又引發了美國革命。威廉斯堡殖民地擁有關於18世紀茶器的豐富收藏,用於當時新型的社交儀式,這些茶器的設計遵循著“潮流與傳統的巧妙相遇”,這讓它們始終保持宛如新生。
The brass sculptures of tea drinking Chinese men, named "Hyson" and "Bohea" were inspired by 18th-century tea accoutrements held by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, for Chinese teas were popular in 18th-century Virginia. The historical impact of tea cannot be understated. British demand for tea wares sparked the Industrial Revolution, and a British tax on tea led to the American Revolution. Colonial Williamsburg′s bountiful collections of 18th-century tea wares - made to accommodate the new social ceremony—which are designed with a "Trend Meets Tradition" approach that keeps them fresh. The English have been smitten with Asian goods and designs "in the Chinese taste" since Catherine of Braganza brought a dowry of Asian trade routes to her marriage to King Charles II of England in 1662. The WILLIAMSBURG "Bohea" and Hyson" sculptures were motivated by a print in the Colonial Williamsberg.