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Untitled (Green Melon Teapot)

Untitled (Green Melon Teapot)

ca. 1895-1910

Unidentified Maker (Japanese, Meiji period, 1868-1912)

Decorative Arts
— Ceramic
Melon shaped teapot in green toad-skin like glaze. The finial is in shape of the stem of the melon while the ears for the handle (no handle and one ear missing) are the stalk of the leaves, which are done in relief on the body.
Ceramic
Object Dimensions: 3 7/16 in. dia: 3 9/16 in.
Japanese, Meiji period, 1868-1912
The Dana King Gatchell Teapot Collection, donated by the College of Human Sciences, Auburn University
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