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Hello -

I am requesting information on behalf of an old family friend.

She has been left a beautiful old teapot, which was a gift to her grandfather during WW1. She believes that the teapot is Japanese, from Kyoto. But she is unsure whether or not this is correct.

Her grandfather lived in Adelaide, Australia prior to going overseas to serve in the war. He spent time in the UK & the Middle East. It not clear when, where or from whom her grandfather received the teapot.

She mentioned that her family during her grandfather's time were quite wealthy and were quite involved in government and trade.

ANY information about this lovely teapot - the photos really don't do it justice - and approximate age would much, much appreciated!

Many thanks

Sally

The teapot is Japanese, from Kyoto, maybe AD1800-1900,definite japanese sign and pattern.

Hello Sally,

When the lid is rotated 90 degrees to the left, the two kanji characters on the right side may be read from the top down as Shimizu or Kyomizu, both of which names turn up in association with Kyoto ceramics. The three characters on the left may be read as Yasuda Zo, or "Made by Yasuda", which is a transcription for a famous Meiji era ceramics studio, although I can't verify that it uses the same kanji for its name.

Your teapot is in what I consider to be the Kyoto style. Another Yasuda piece came up in February in this forum at the link provided. Perhaps others can provide additional information,Best regards,

Bill H.

URL Title :YasudaVase

The link didn't work last time, as it was copied from Google's cache. Here's another that should be OK.

URL Title :YasudaII

Thank you very much for your help & link. I've passed the information to my mum's friend. It will definitely help for further research.

If anyone else has further information, please post, as we'd love to find out anything about the history of this lovely teapot.

Many thanks

Sally

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