{"id":11488,"date":"2017-05-21T00:06:36","date_gmt":"2017-05-21T04:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewbaseman.com\/blog\/?p=11488"},"modified":"2017-05-21T18:16:53","modified_gmt":"2017-05-21T22:16:53","slug":"chinese-imari-teapot-with-double-repair-c-1720","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=11488","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Imari teapot with double repair, c.1720"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This bullet-form\u00a0porcelain teapot has it all: good looks, great form,\u00a0a winning personality, and\u00a0two different early inventive repairs. It was made in China for export during the Kangxi period (1662-1722)\u00a0and is decorated with floral sprays in the Japanese Imari palette with bold colors and strong graphics. It\u00a0measures\u00a04 inches high and 6.5 inches wide from handle to spout.<\/p>\n<p>At some point in its early life, a\u00a0spoutless teapot was brought to a repairer who made a simple metal replacement spout. Not long after, it was brought back to be fitted for a wicker covered bronze replacement handle.\u00a0A friend once\u00a0showed me a similarly shaped teapot that had met such an end. And by merely\u00a0sealing up the hole left by the missing spout and grinding down the handle terminals,\u00a0the original owner lost a teapot but gained a sugar bowl.\u00a0As much as I marvel at the ingenuity of that\u00a0transformation, I am glad my broken teapot is still a teapot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12264\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12264\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12264\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9409.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9409.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9409-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9409-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12265\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12265\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12265\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9411.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9411.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9411-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9411-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12266\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12266\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12266\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9413.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9413-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9413-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12267\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12267\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12267\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9417.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9417.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9417-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9417-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12268\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12268\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12268\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9421.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9421.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9421-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9421-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12269\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12269\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12269\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9425.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9425.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9425-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9425-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12270\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12270\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12270\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9427.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9427.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9427-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9427-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12271\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12271\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12271\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9429.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9429.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9429-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9429-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12273\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12273\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12273\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9437.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9437.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9437-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9437-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12272\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12272\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12272\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9435.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9435-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_9435-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This teapot with similar form and decoration shows what the original handle and spout might have looked like on mine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?attachment_id=12263\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12263\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12263\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/112745321_o-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/112745321_o-1.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/112745321_o-1-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alaintruong.com\">Alain Truong<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This bullet-form\u00a0porcelain teapot has it all: good looks, great form,\u00a0a winning personality, and\u00a0two different early inventive repairs. It was made in China for export during the Kangxi period (1662-1722)\u00a0and is decorated with floral sprays in the Japanese Imari palette with bold colors and strong graphics. It\u00a0measures\u00a04 inches high and 6.5 inches wide from handle to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[7,45,29,40,124,16,93],"class_list":["post-11488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-teapot","tag-chinese","tag-globular","tag-imari","tag-metal-handle","tag-metal-spout","tag-porcelain","tag-rattan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11488"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12282,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11488\/revisions\/12282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}