Seto Blue & White Karako Footed Teapot
Kato Shubei II 周兵 (1848-1903)
Phoenix & Vines
Type: Footed Teapot
Material: Porcelain
Age: Late 1800s, Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Seto porcelain, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Marked Shubei 周兵 for Kato Shubei II (1848-1903)
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Collected: VA antique store Summer 2020
Condition: Item is used in poor condition commensurate with age, see photos. Large repaired chip to lid. Woven handle appears original but is in poor condition.
Subject: Design of phoenix birds (ho-o) among scrolling arabesque style vines (tako karakusa) in underglaze blue and white (sometsuke). Five sculpted feet in design of Karako (children with Chinese style hair and clothes). With sculpted flower shaped handle on lid.
Material: Porcelain
Age: Late 1800s, Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Seto porcelain, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Marked Shubei 周兵 for Kato Shubei II (1848-1903)
Size:
Weight:
Provenance:
Collected: VA antique store Summer 2020
Condition: Item is used in poor condition commensurate with age, see photos. Large repaired chip to lid. Woven handle appears original but is in poor condition.
Subject: Design of phoenix birds (ho-o) among scrolling arabesque style vines (tako karakusa) in underglaze blue and white (sometsuke). Five sculpted feet in design of Karako (children with Chinese style hair and clothes). With sculpted flower shaped handle on lid.
