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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.
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 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 large, charming Republic seated cat teapot has a raised paw and a removable head to allow hot water to be poured inside through the neck and a long, a sinuously curved cat tail handle that allows one to pour liquid out the hole at the end of the paw. Whimsically painted with a decorative collar it represents a gesture of greeting and hospitality it is believed to welcome good luck and fortune.
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.
The cow in Hinduism represents divine goodness and generosity, is venerated, protected and sanctified in India and is associated with Hindu deities such as Shiva whose mount (vahana) is the bull Nandi and with some goddesses because of their beneficent maternal traits. Earthenware terracotta pottery has played a significant role in the cultural, religious and…
Earthenware terracotta pottery has played a significant role in the cultural, religious and artistic traditions of India for centuries. Indian terracotta images are considered spiritual, mystical and auspicious as Hindus believe terracotta incorporates the five natural elements of air, fire, earth, water and metal. Made with a bivalve mould that is hand luted and hand…
Earthenware terracotta pottery has played a significant role in the cultural, religious and artistic traditions of India for centuries. Indian terracotta images are considered spiritual, mystical and auspicious as Hindus believe terracotta incorporates the five natural elements of air, fire, earth, water and metal. Made with a bivalve mould that is hand luted and hand…
This painted earthenware terracotta Hindu devotional image (murti ) of Shiva and Parvati was used to help devotees in daily prayers (puja) focus and visualize the deities on their home altar. This image is both aniconic (symbolic, abstract, and non- representational) and figurative. Shiva’s image is represented by a symbolic round phallus – a lingham…
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