Beige, Red, and Gold Painted White Japanese Porcelain Teapot and Lid

Ceramic

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L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness

Painted Japanese porcelain teapot and lid.: Image of the gold and red painted teapot with matching lid. It is decorated with an image of geisha sitting in a garden wearing pink and green kimonos under cherry blossoms.
Painted Japanese porcelain teapot and lid.

Image of the gold and red painted teapot with matching lid. It is decorated with an image of geisha sitting in a garden wearing pink and green kimonos under cherry blossoms.

Name/Title

Beige, Red, and Gold Painted White Japanese Porcelain Teapot and Lid

Entry/Object ID

JI2025000395

Description

Painted Japanese white porcelain teapot and lid. The pot shows decorations of traditional Japanese garden scenes. Additionally, the pot is covered in red, which is the royal color of Imperial Japan, and gold, which is a symbol of the gods’ power and mercy. It was made in Japan in 1941.

Context

The teapot belonged to the Jordan family.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Japan

Continent

Asia