Teaware

Teaware includes the many objects associated with tea drinking: large and small tea pots made from a range of materials, including porcelain, clay and metal as well as tea cups, tea sets and other accessories. Since tea has long been part of Asian life and culture, different types and forms of these vessels have proliferated and become famous and respected worldwide. In China and Japan, small porcelain teapots, especially in the shape cats with a raised paws, were extremely popular in the 19-20th centuries as they were made for servings in a single sitting. Chinese Yixing pots with the unique mineral composition of their interior coatings enhance their heat retention and air permeability which allows the clay absorb tea flavors that are imparted to each brewing. The iron in Japanese Tetsuban (cast iron pots) seeps into the boiled water, which is said to give a smoother and fuller taste. The VA collection features antique/vintage teapots in these categories which, although beautiful and collectible, are recommend only for display and not functional use.

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Porcelain Cat Teapot, Chinese Republic (19420A-JAS) $135
Original price was: $135.00.Current price is: $114.75.
H: 8” W: 8” D: 3.75” | FREE SHIPPING!

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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Porcelain Cat Teapot, Chinese Republic (19420B-UAS) $145
Original price was: $145.00.Current price is: $123.25.
H: 8” W: 8” D: 3.75” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

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.

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Porcelain Cat Teapot, Chinese Republic (19420C-VAS) $135
Original price was: $135.00.Current price is: $114.75.
H: 7.25” W: 8” D: 4” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

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.

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Porcelain Cat Teapot, Chinese Republic (19420D-QAS) $135
Original price was: $135.00.Current price is: $114.75.
H: 7” W: 8” D: 3.625” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

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.

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Porcelain Cat Teapot, Chinese Republic (19420E-VAS) $130
Original price was: $130.00.Current price is: $110.50.
H: 7” W: 6.5” D: 3.625” | FREE SHIPPING within continental u.s.!

This charming Chinese Republic porcelain cat teapot with a raised paw used to pour tea and removable head for adding 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.

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Porcelain Cat Teapot, Chinese Republic (19420F-XAS) $130
Original price was: $130.00.Current price is: $110.50.
H: 7” W: 8.625” D: 3.625” | FREE SHIPPING within Continental U.S.!

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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Porcelain Teapot as Attendant Serving Tea, Chinese Republic (17037WRK) $265
Original price was: $265.00.Current price is: $225.25.
Ht: 8.5” W: 5” D: 3” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

This small charming Qing or early Chinese Republic teapot is in the form of an attendant, the arm she holds up imitates the spout of a teapot, the left arm arches to touch her waist suggesting a teapot handle and the hair is atop her head with flowers is a removable lid for pouring tea inside. She typical attendant clothing, a high mandarin collared jacket draped over a flaring skirt that is the piece’s base.

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Rare Antique Yixing Teapot with Scene from Peking Opera, China (1148BKE) Special Price
Original price was: $975.00.Current price is: $828.75.
H: 6” W: 8.5” D: 6.125” | FREE SHIPPING IN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

Yixing stoneware teapots are praised as the best in the world for tea infusion. This gorgeous, extremely rare antique teapot with tight-fitting lid and elegant spout is finely decorated with a brown wash and hand applied bright painted enamel designs designs of a scene from the Peking opera Romance of Three Kingdoms. The floral images are a wish for a long and healthy life, perfect metaphors for those sharing a fresh pot of tea with those they love. Kiln seals are impressed in the body, bottom and lid.

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