Antique Edo Period Early 18th Century Japanese Porcelain Teapot Imari Red Gold

Nicely shaped teapot in round and moulded shape. With flower scene. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Japan Japanese Style: Imari Decoration Ty...

Description Rare & Beautiful Japanese Porcelain teapot. Unusual size and shape, especially with the very large handle. Beautiful enamel scene with flowers. Condition Restored handl...

Small teapot, square, rounded body on flat unglazed base. Curved handle and a short straight spout. Small upright mouthrim, flat lid with round knob. Imari decorated in iron-red and gold on the sides with flowering plants and grasses and two deeply recessed kidney-shaped panels with modelled decorations in high relief. One panel with a cock, chicken and two eggs on the other a bird perched on a branch of a prunus tree. Round the base of the spout an upturned pointed leaves pattern border. On the handle a floret between scrolls. On the cover round the base of the knob a leaves pattern border in low relief. In category 36 'Coloured Imari with no underglaze blue, iron-red and gold only' of his Japanese export porcelain, Impey states that the implication of this singular restriction of palette, without the use of underglaze blue, is that these may be the product of a single enamelling workshop, but may or may not be the product of a single kiln. The restriction is probably one of choice, for it would hardly be cheaper, if at all, to use a wider range of enamels, and no cheaper to use underglaze blue. Bottles, vases, teapots and other objects with similar recessed panels that form a kind of window through to a deeper picture layer were only produced for a short period. This was probably because they were too time-consuming to make and therefore expensive. This type of decoration is only found on Japanese pieces; Chinese imitations are still unknown. Japanese Imari objects decorated in a low relief are rare. In 'Fine & Curious' a bottle cat...

Description Miniature Teapot. Sharing with you this lovely and small sized teapot from the early 18th century. The shape and design are lovely and unusual. The base is unglazed. See...

Chinese porcelain teapot. Polychrome decoration with floral motifs, birds and colourful geometric patterns on a white background and painted in vivid shades of green, pink, orange, b...

Antique Chinese porcelain teapot with fine hand-painted decoration, marked with a seal period mark of Tongzhi (1861-1875) Perfect condition, no chips, cracks or other defects Total ...

This is a very good early Chinese Teapot and matching cover from the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period ( 1662 to 1722) which we date to Circa 1710. The teapot has a globular form on a sho...

A fine vintage Chinese miniature teapot hand applied with enamel floral designs dating from the mid 20th century. The lightly potted teapot is of squat rounded shape with a loop hand...