Teapot with a lid, tea, plums, birds, Chinese art, plant ornament, Chinese culture, restitution provenance, lions iconography, birds and flowers, huaniao style, fo iconography, plant twig, Qing style, clouds, Qing 1644–1911. Teapot with a profiled foot and neck, with a rectangular lid topped with a plastic figurine of a lion. Decorated with panels filled with a motif of a blossoming plum tree and birds, bordered with plant twigs the motif in the panels is engraved and set with metal. Foot, neck and cap decorated with plant ornament powdered background. 19th century, China, vessel, height 27.3 cm, width 11.5 cm, depth 8.3 cm., An ornate metal container with a square base and stepped pedestal rising to a rectangular body topped by a stacked, lidded section and a small sculpted animal finial; the surface shows intricate engraved and inlaid decorative patterns with floral and scrolling motifs, framed panels on the sides containing cutout shapes arranged as a scene of birds among branches, ...
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Teapot with a lid, tea, plums, birds, Chinese art, plant ornament, Chinese culture, restitution provenance, lions iconography, birds and flowers, huaniao style, fo iconography, plant twig, Qing style, clouds, Qing 1644–1911. Teapot with a profiled foot and neck, with a rectangular lid topped with a plastic figurine of a lion. Decorated with panels filled with a motif of a blossoming plum tree and birds, bordered with plant twigs the motif in the panels is engraved and set with metal. Foot, neck and cap decorated with plant ornament powdered background. 19th century, China, vessel, height 27.3 cm, width 11.5 cm, depth 8.3 cm., An ornate metal container with a square base and stepped pedestal rising to a rectangular body topped by a stacked, lidded section and a small sculpted animal finial; the surface shows intricate engraved and inlaid decorative patterns with floral and scrolling motifs, framed panels on the sides containing cutout shapes arranged as a scene of birds among branches, and contrasting metal tones including silver, darker gray, and touches of golden or brass-colored inlay.

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Teapot lid tea plums birds Chinese art plant ornament Chinese culture restitution provenance lions iconography flowers huaniao style fo iconography plant twig Qing style clouds Qing 1644–1911 profiled foot neck rectangular lid topped plastic figurine lion Decorated panels filled motif blossoming plum tree bordered plant twigs panels engraved set metal Foot cap decorated powdered background 19th century China vessel height 27.3 cm width 11.5 cm depth 8.3 cm ornate metal container square base stepped pedestal rising rectangular body topped stacked lidded section small sculpted animal finial surface intricate engraved inlaid decorative patterns floral scrolling motifs framed panels sides containing cutout shapes arranged scene branches contrasting metal tones silver darker gray touches golden brass-colored inlay.

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