Antique Kangxi (1662-1722) Chinese Porcelain Blue White Miniature Teapot

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Condition Report: Condition: Condition: 2 chips to rim of the lid and frit spot to knot. Pot with 1 line from rim and some firing flaw lines also.

Globular teapot of great shape on a footring. Curved C-shaped handle. Decorated in underglaze blue with floral design. The lid with prunus design. With a nice artemesia leaf mark at the base.

Only grown in China and Japan during the 17th Century, tea became known in the Netherlands early because the Dutch East India Company (VOC) shipped small quantities home. Its use as a beverage was established slowly, and was probably started by retired VOC employees who had become accustomed to drinking tea in the East. At a tea party, the expensive beverage was served in small teapots, one for each guest, filled with the leaves of the type he or she preferred. The tea was poured into small cups, while the teapot was refilled with hot water from a metal or sometimes ceramic kettle. (Jörg 2011/2, p.131)

Condition: 2 chips to rim of the lid and frit spot to knot. Pot with 1 line from rim and some firing flaw lines also. 

Height with cover 60 mm, diameter handle to spout 88 mm, diameter of mouthrim 28 mm

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