Cats 猫 are often portrayed as porcelain teapots, since they represent longevity and good luck. There is often a long ribbon (shoudai) tied in a bow around their necks in cat teapots which is also a homophone for longevity. The raised paw-spout of a beckoning cat is widely used for teapots for their feng shu properties, especially among Chinese merchants to welcome, maintain, and promote positive energy flow, and bring good luck and fortune inside. Considered lucky and a wish for a long life, it is a prized gift, especially for birthdays. Holes were purposely made in the cat’s tail and head to prevent damage during firing. Chinese characters were sometimes placed on the bottom before the application of the glaze and firing which identifies the maker, and there may be o iron red characters applied after firing. Later versions were made with “Made in China” stamps on the bottom.
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This charming antique white glazed porcelain figurine is a cat teapot with a raised paw with removable head for pouring liquid into the vessel and long sinuous tail as a handle to pour liquid from the opening at the end of the paw. The hand painted design is whimsical and colorful with a thin ribbon-like blue collar and a dangling ornamental bow with black accents defining the face, ears, head and paws.
This charming white porcelain cat teapot has a removable head, a long sinuous tail handle, and an opening at the end of its paw to serve tea. The hand painted design is whimsical and colorful featuring a thin ribbon-like gold collar and dangling ornamental bow and black accents and pink strokes that define the face, eyes, ears, head and paws.
This glazed white porcelain cat teapot with a raised paw, like most vessels in this genre, has a removable head, a long sinuous tail handle and a raised paw as a spout. The hand painted whimsical and colorful design includes a thin ribbon-like blue collar and an impressive dangling ornamental bow with black accents that define the face, ears, head and paws,
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This charming porcelain a cat teapot with a raised paw has a removable head to pour liquid into the vessel and a long sinuous tail handle for pouring liquid from the opening at the end of the paw. The design is whimsical and colorful with a thin green ribbon collar and an impressive dangling ornamental bow with black accents defining the face, ears and head.
This charming white porcelain cat teapot with a raised paw has a removable head, a sinuous tail handle, a paw spout and a removable head . Beautifully hand-painted whimsical and colorful designs include a thin ribbon-like blue collar, an impressive dangling ornamental bow, and the black accents that define the face, ears, head and paws.
This charming white porcelain Siamese cat teapot has a raised paw for pouring tea, a removable head for adding water , and a long sinuous tail handle. The beautifully hand-painted design is whimsical and colorful with a thick dark red collar ribbon, a matching ornamental bow, and a ball under its left paw. Black, orange, red and blue accents define the cat’s face, ears, head, paws and the ball.
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This charming vintage porcelain cat teapot with raised paw for pouring tea, removable head and a sinuous tail handle is whimsical and colorful with a red ribbon collar, green bow and green, black and red accents defining the expressive face, ears, head and paws, all beautifully hand-painted.
This porcelain teapot is a rotund cat figurine comically sitting on a mouse. It has a raised paw spout, a removable head and a long sinuous tail handle. The whimsical and colorful design with long ribbon and blue collar with a dangling blue bow and the black, pink, and brown accents that define the face, ears, head, paws, and body and all are hand-painted.
This charming Chinese Republic porcelain cat teapot with a raised paw used to pour tea and removable head for addeing water has a long sinuous tail handle to pour brewed tea from the opening at the end of the paw. The accents defining the face, ears, head, and paws and the whimsical and colorful, thin blue ribbon collar and dangling ornamental bow are beautifully hand-painted.
Unlike other white porcelain cat tepots, this charmingly plump one is a single piece. Tea is poured from its raised paw but it has no removable head for adding water. Instead, water is added using the opening on its back. Its long sinuously curved tail is a handle and its paw is the spout. It is whimsically and colorfully hand-painted with a thin ribbon-like gold collar with dangling ornamental tassels and red, brown, gold, orange and black accents defining the face, ears, head, and paws.
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