Description
Royal Satsuma Teapot. Gold coated (?) spout and handle. Lots of intricate work. Mostly jewel tones; blues, rusts, greens.
Category
Asian Art
Distinguishing marks
Handpainted Royal Satsuma in red lettering on the bottom with either Chinese or Japanese lettering below
Condition
Excellent
Size and dimensions of this item
18.5" tall to top of lid. Appx 18" diameter at largest part of bowl of teapot
Date Period
Unknown
Weight
Appx 1.5 pounds
eBay Auction Link
Price Paid (If known)
Unknown
For Sale?
No
Photos
Re: Royal Satsuma Teapot
My pics are very distorted; please make not of the dimensions and forgive the compression of the images.
Re: Royal Satsuma Teapot
"Royal Satsuma" was made in China, not Japan were genuine Satsuma was produced. Pieces with this mark are quite modern generally no earlier than the 1980's. At auction pieces like this often sell for less than $50.00.
Re: Royal Satsuma Teapot
Thank you for your help. I paid 100.00 for it at Goodwill, and after I got home and researched the markings, I believed that it was likely not what I had hoped it was.
Re: Royal Satsuma Teapot
$100.00? at Goodwill? yikes.
Re: Royal Satsuma Teapot
Some Goodwills have cranked prices up to rediculous levels this past couple of years. Some items , particularly anything out of the ordinary looking, marked up far above their actual value.
Re: Royal Satsuma Teapot
I agree; sometimes I find things in their case that they have researched well. In this case, not so much and I didn't take my iPad with me that day.
If the marking had said Satsuma, with just some Japanese lettering, I'd have perhaps been looking at something special; not this time, though.