Vintage Japan Porcelain Chinoiserie Turquoise Teapot With Wicker Handles

Description

Decorated in Hong Kong using a Japanese Porcelain teapot blank
No chips nor cracks
The handle does not stay standing. … more Decorated in Hong Kong using a Japanese Porcelain teapot blank
No chips nor cracks
The handle does not stay standing. However, we think that with a bit of manipulation to the handle wires, one could possibly make the handles stay up
One of the wicker/reed handles has less of the glossy darker color. It is possible that this is not a wear flaw, because there are pieces of that same handle that are glossy and dark. And there are also pieces of the other handle that appear faded
A couple of straight-line scratches in the glaze
Several smaller areas of white spots/missing glaze, which could be from use or they could be manufacturing flaws. The most noticeable are the two on one side of the spout and two just right of the spout, both are in the first picture
The blue base color has a lot of drippage, which adds a wonderful character to the piece less