Pouring Vessel

Pouring vessels have been used for thousands of years for a variety of religious and secular purposes. Drinks were offered to present to and honor divinities, ancestors and souls of the departed. In Greece, a libation is a ritual and sacred act of pouring wine from a jug preceding the drinking of wine and also considered an act of Greek piety. In Rome, libations were often a liquid offering of unmixed wine and perfume and an offering act of worship. The Burmese have a Buddhist ritual pouring of water from a vase at the end of a Buddhist ceremony that acts to share the accrued merits gained in this act with all other living beings. Hindu deities are offered water in daily puja and home and temple offering rituals to honor them, and the Chinese pour tea or wine from side to side in front of tombstones and altars as an offering to gods and to honor the departed. In a non-religious or sacred context, pouring vessels are used on a daily basis for fluids of all kinds but especially wine and water, but they can also be used to pour spices, oils, cosmetics, fragrances, ointments, etc.

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  • Ancient, Xenon Ceramic Vessel, Magna Graecia, Italy (1368LME) $495

    $495.00
    H: 3.125”  W: 3”  D: 2.875” | FREE SHIPPING IN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    Dating from the 4th century B.C.E., this miniature pottery vessel was wheel-thrown in the Greek colonies, Apulia, Magna Graecia in Southeastern Italy. Called Xenon ware, it’s elegant shape has a curved body, small neck with flared rim and handle and is decorated with painted orange geometric designs.  Its diminutive shape indicates it may have been made for use by children or as a votive vessel. Common for pottery of this age there is some fading of the painted decoration and small chips. With no discernible repairs or restorations it is in very good shape for its age and use.

  • Antique Blue and White Porcelain Miniature Ewer, China (4056B-DKM) $135

    $135.00
    H: 5.25″ W: 4.625″ D: 2.375″ | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    This charming miniature ewer or small pitcher was made during the Tongzhi Period and probably used in a restaurant or home kitchen as a dispenser for soy sauce, oils or other liquids. With an elegantly curved spout and handle it is covered with chrysanthemums, plantain curved vertical leaves and bindweed vines. The lid has a lotus shaped bud for lifting, and the bottom has a Chinese antique export seal.

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    Antique Cast Iron Tea Kettle (Tetsubin) Galloping Horses, Japan #4153

    Original price was: $695.00.Current price is: $550.00.
    Ht: 12.5″  W: 10″  D: 9.5″  |  CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING COST

    Made in the Meiji era (1868-1912),this hand crafted antique Japanese cast iron tetsubin teapot has an unusual decorative handle and curved spout and has a beautiful relief design of galloping horses. Horses have been  revered creatures in Japanese culture that embody grace, power and nobility. The knob on the lid probably represents a lotus, the Buddhist symbol of purity and enlightenment. As with all antiques, these pieces are purely decorative for display purposes only.

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  • Antique Cast Iron Tea Kettle (Tetsubin) with Temple Shrine on Lid (1799JOK) $295

    $295.00

    Cast iron Tetsubin are teaware kettles produced for hundreds of years and admired by tea aficionados worldwide. These hand-crafted teapots were developed for the Japanese tea-ceremony (chanoyu) and are metalwork pieces used only to boil water. One-of-a-kind finely crafted Japanese antiques like this are made using clay molds and are renowned for their zen simplicity…

  • Antique Cast Iron Tear Kettle (Tetsubin) Lotus Knob, Japan (2007TOK)

    $325.00

    Cast iron Tetsubin are tea kettles produced for hundreds of years admired by tea aficionados worldwide. These hand-crafted teapots are metalwork pieces used only to boil water traditionally part of the Japanese Tea Ceremony (chanoyu). Their iron content makes the taste of water boiled for tea richer, sweeter and more mellow; the iron provides additional…

  • Antique Enamel Yixing Stoneware Teapot, China (1152B-PAR) $365

    $365.00
    H: 2.625”  W: 6.125”  D: 4” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    This delicate antique Yixing teapot is unusually shaped with a  loop handle, short spout, flaring rim, small flat cover and small loops below its rim that indicate it may have been used to suspend oil or soy sauce rather than serve tea. Its charm is enhanced by its free hand-painted colored enamels with 6 circular panels containing fanciful and bright floral and leaf decorations. Chinese tea connoisseurs consider Yixing teapots the best vessel for brewing tea as it is naturally porous to absorb oils released during brewing and improves tea’s flavor with continual use. Recommended for display only, it pairs well with 1152A-PAR Enameled Yixing Stoneware Teapot.

  • Antique Enameled Yixing Stoneware Teapot, China (1152A-PAR) $365

    $365.00

    Yixing stoneware pottery items are among the most popular of Asian ceramics. The clay comes from an area near Yixing city and has been used to make teaware and pouring-vessels since the Ming Dynasty. When fired, the clay becomes very insulating allowing it to retain heat, and since it is naturally porous it can absorb…

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    Antique Hexagonal Stoneware Tea Pourer, China, Shiwan Kilns #19445

    Original price was: $395.00.Current price is: $285.00.
    H: 9″ W: 8.375″ D: 5.5″ | CALL 213-568-3030 OR EMAIL [email protected] FOR SHIPPING COST

    This very attractive antique green glazed teapot is typical of the stoneware pottery made in the Shiwan kilns in Guangdong during the 18-19th century. Finely designed, this hexagonal pot has a yoked rounded handle with spiral decorations that adds a delightful touch. The pieces are well known for their brilliant flambé—or flame-like quality – glazes such as apple green glaze of this pot.

  • Antique Porcelain Cat Teapot, China (16944B-TLE) $145

    $145.00

    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.

  • Antique Porcelain Ewer Quatrefoil Panels, China (18036QAS) $235

    $235.00
    H: 4.875″ W: 4.5″ D: 3.25″ | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONINENTAL U.S.

    This elegantly shaped and beautiful high-fired antique porcelain ewer was decorated on its outside with a saffron-colored glaze called a coral red glaze. The sides have a white glazed quatrefoil panel with hand-painted multi-colored floral designs on a white background within a gold frame interspersed among sinuous gold leaf vines across the body and neck and a white glaze covers the inside and bottom. Its beauty is enhanced with its graceful spout, colorful white and gold panel beautiful.

  • Antique Porcelain Spouted Jar with Lugs, China (1106WHE) $135

    $135.00
    H: 5”  W: 5.25”  D: 4.5” | FREE SHIPPING!

    Utilitarian ceramics like this were used in home kitchens and restaurants to hold oil, sauces, soy or other liquids. This spouted blue and white porcelain jar has four loops, also called lugs, so a natural fiber such as rattan could be threaded to either secure a top create a way to hang it to a peg. Sealing the top was very useful if the jars contained liquid and needed to be transported. The piece is decorated in a free and expressive manner with a charming impression of a country scene of a building in a landscape surrounded by tall trees. The cobalt is thick and dark in some areas of the foliage and applied with a thin, sparing and light brush elsewhere.

  • Antique Signed Meiji Kyo Ware/Kiyomizu Ware Small Teapot, Japan (1136BEM) $265

    $265.00
    H: 4” W: 5.25” D: 3.5” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    This delicate Meiji single serving Kyo Ware teapot with a high handle ,like all antique Kyo pieces was hand thrown and hand-painted. This small, striking teapot was fired to create a luminescent beige color with a crackled glaze resulting in a glowing radiance and has the Kiyomizu  kiln seal where it was made on the bottom. The chrysanthemum (kiku in Japanese) in a basket in blue and red on the body and lid symbolizes longevity and rejuvenation. . Production of Kyo ware is limited, making it highly collected worldwide.

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