A rare Oval teapot and lid, Arita Kilns ,Kakiemon Style enamels, decorated with a central deployed wings bird on both sides, among flowers scrolls and branches, adorns by a 17th century precious silver gilt Dutch mounts, with a parrot and a rooster.
References:
– « Porcelain for palaces », n°103, p. 142, Victoria and Albert Museum, London C.413 & A-1909J.H Fitzhenry Gift
– Soame Jenyns , « Japanese Porcelain »,British Museum n°59A
– Voir IMPEY Oliver, « Japanese Export Porcelain », n°82 et 83, p. 86.