Teapot
CultureChinese and Dutch
OriginPutian, Dehua county, Fujian, China
DecoratedNetherlands
PeriodQing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722)
DateDecorated in Netherlands, c.1725
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall: 7.3 x 8.3 x 12.8 cm (2 7/8 x 3 1/4 x 5 1/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionHausmaler white Chinese Fukien tea pot and cover, decorated in Holland with a garland of various flowers with a parrot in the centre and a bee below. The ends of the garland are tied with red ribbons, and the other side is painted with flowers, butterflies, and insects. There is a narrow spout with a floral decoration. The cover is moulded in the form of leaves and the underglaze base if shaped as a six pointed star.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.814.1-.2
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Chinese Porcelain - HausmalereiStatus
On view
c.1700; decorated in the Netherlands c.1700-1720
Object number: G83.1.813.1-2
Artist / Maker: Jean-Claude Duplessis
c.1750-1752
Object number: G83.1.1095.1-2
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
c.1725; decorated outside the factory
Object number: G83.1.815.1-2
Artist / Maker: Jean Chavaux
c.1793-1800
Object number: G83.1.1092.1-2
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
c.1768-1770
Object number: G05.18.39a-c
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.1a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.2a-b
Artist / Maker: Minton
c.1840-1850
Object number: G05.4.1.1a-b-.2a-b
Artist / Maker: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
1796-1799
Object number: G19.10.6.1-4
