Teapot Mystery
Remember these teapots?
I bought the little one a couple of Octobers ago, the same day I found my Egeblad mirror tray.
At the time, because I live near an area heavily settled by the Dutch, I assumed they were Delft-style tin-glazed pottery.
But lately I started trying to find out more about them, and couldn't find anything Delft-style that really resembled them.
Pages of porcelain marks were no help, as they are both blank and smooth on the base.
I browsed through pages and pages of Chinese export porcelain, and posted a photo on a Chinese antique porcelain webpage. The owner said they could be Japanese.
So then I looked at more pages of blue and white teapots, and eBay guesses they might be Japanese Arita ware, like this teapot or this one.
Any porcelain experts out there who know for sure?
They are nice little pots and I use them both regularly now.
posted by Alwen | 9:40 AM
4 Comments:
I am no porcelain expert but they are pretty little things, arent' they? I'd use them too.
My favorite tea pots belonged to my grandmother(s). I have one from each and they're as different as the women who owned them.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if the persons who paired those pots could know where they have been? Best of luck in discovering their provenance.
I don't know, but they are really lovely, aren't they? I love blue and white in any case, but those are particularly nice.
I saw something similar on the UK program Bargain Hunt [ a rerun from a few years ago ] and they were - I think - an English tin glaze. Wouldn't want to swear to it but it might be a jumping off point.
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