Japanese Blue and White Teapot, Cover and Liner, Aizu-Hongo ware, late C19th/early C20th

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Japanese Blue and White Teapot, Cover and Liner, Aizu-Hongo ware, late C19th/early C20th

A Japanese ceramic teapot of globular form with a short upright rim and a slightly countersunk lid with a round knob, two lugs for the attachment of a carrying handle and a short straight angular spout, boldly decorated in underglaze blue and white with flowering peony, the rim and cover with a band of whorl pattern, the base flat and unglazed and the interior with a fitted liner or strainer of tapering conical form with a flat bottom and small pieced holes. A similar teapot can be seen in the collection of the University of Idaho (see image 13) where it is described as having been made at the Aizu-Hongo kilns in Japan, situated in the Fukishima prefecture. Teapots in this style were made in large quantities between 1885 and 1911 and many were exported to America appearing in export catalogues of the period. The addition of a liner or strainer is a most unusual feature for an Oriental teapot but was standard for these particular wares. The lugs would have been fitted with a bamboo handle making it easier to handle the piece with hot water inside. A practical design, but this teapot is rather more likely to be admired than used in the present day.
Size: Teapot : Ht (overall) 12.5cm, Ht (base) 11cm, Width (max) 18cm, Depth (max) 13cm, Base diam 8cm Liner : Ht 6cm, Diam (top) 7.5cm, Diam (base) 4.5cm
Weight: 505gm (overall)
Date: 1900
Condition: Good condition generally; a small piece of kiln deposit to the surface and the spout with a small chip and crack (see images 11, 12)
Estimate: £60 – 80

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