Antique Chinese c1920 Bridge Handle Tea Pot Cobalt Blue & White Hand Painted Games 1891 by the great Japanese

1891 by the great Japanese artist Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839 to 1892)

it remains in fine condition

1751–1776 and known for graceful bijin and theatrical subjects

This portable calligraphy tansu has three drawers and a lidded top section

From the Murasaki Shikibu's 11th century literary masterpiece Tales of Genji

Antique Chinese c1920 Bridge Handle Tea Pot Cobalt Blue & White Hand Painted Games 1891 by the great JapaneseThis is an antique Chinese tea pot from the late Qing or early Republic period (c 1920). The form of the handle is called a "Bridge" handle. All hand painted in cobalt blue. Decorated in a popular motif from the Qing period. The foot and mouth are unglazed while the interior is fully glazed. Bottom is stamped with the Jian Ding government export approval seal indicating that it was permitted to be exported. In this case the seal was given in Shanghai.