Ribbons (dai 带) are often displayed wrapped around objects and are referred to as fillets. They and impart importance to the power of the object they surround since they are perceived as rays or auras emanating from the object and symbolize miraculous powers. The Chinese character dai also means “to carry” which has the same pronunciation as (dai 代) which means “generations”. Thus, when a ribbon connects two or more auspicious objects, its meaning is “to carry the auspicious wish such as good luck for generations. When a it is attached to an official seal or medal (shou dai绶带), Shou (绶) has the same pronunciation as “longevity” (shou 寿) and means “longevity for generations”. Chinese always use red ribbons since red represents joy for marriages and other festive occasions. A long ribbon (shoudai) tied in a bow around a vase is a Chinese homophone symbolizing longevity (shou). Ribbons around the necks of porcelain cat teapots reinforce the imagery of the teapot as a wish for a long life.
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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 rotund cat teapot has a raised paw to poured tea, a removable head to add water and long sinuous tail handle. He is whimsically and finely hand painted with colorful designs: blue for the ribbon-like collar, pink, green, black and blue accents on the face and head and green streaks on its coat and tail.
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.
This earthenware brick tile bordered with a deep scalloped frame depicts a vase with a bouquet of propitious flowers: a chrysanthemum and a peony wrapped with an elegant ribbon. Tiles like this were made to decorate the large numbers of buildings created during the prosperous Song dynasty and to adorn tombs. This elegant brick is in good condition for its age with expected chips and cracks, some restoration of background and a re-glued frame break on each side. It has earth adherents from its burial in a tomb.
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