Miniature bone ivory teapot- decorated on one side with an incised design of a flowering bush and on the other with two delightful small frogs - the frogs done is a combination of inlaid green tiles (possibly turquoise) and black ink. The teapot appears to be only a decorative piece and not a functioning one as I could not get water to our from the spout - either that or it could be stopped up with some old detritus. Excellent condition - no chips or cracks. We date this from the first half of ...click for details
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