Porcelain Dragon
A Variety Of Tea Pots To Collect by Victor Epand
Collections have been built on tea pots due to the beauty that collectors have found in them. Ceramic tea pots are as individual as people themselves and they have a unique decorative design all their own. Tea pots have craftsmanship that is unlike other objects, which make them distinctive, but collectors need to know that there have been many copies that have been made from originals.
One of the most unusual tea pots that was ever created was in the beautiful cobalt blue color. This tea pot had fluted edges with a small frog sitting on top, which is as valuable as the famous dragon tea pots. Another wonderful tea pot has a deep rich section of brown that is a tea tree that has vines carved within its designs, and a vine going up a section of the handle. Both of these tea pot designs are influenced by tea plantations.
Other popular designs of teapots include the classic Brown Betty, Chinese Yixing, Japanese Tetsubin, and of course silver and porcelain tea pots. The classic Brown Betty tea pot was made from a red terracotta clay that was first discovered in 1695. The shape of this pot has been claimed by the British and the red terracotta clay has a glaze that will enable it to make the perfect cup of tea. The Japanese Tetsubin tea pots, which are also known as cast iron tea pots, were originally used the purpose of boiling water, which provided a type of heated humidity during cold weather, especially since their interior was enameled they were able to retain heat. During the middle of the nineteenth century these tea pots were viewed as the Japanese as symbols of status.
During the 1700s, silver tea pots really became popular because they were durable and had the ability to retain heat so well. Porcelain tea pots were influenced by a combination of the Yixing tea pots and the Chinese porcelain. The Chinese Yixing tea pots are made from a type of porous purple clay that have become seasoned, which makes them perfect for repeated use. Clear glass tea pots allowed tea drinkers and makers to view the tea leaves and they were being brewed in hot water to create the tea.
Early tea pots were created of heavy cast iron and had short replaceable spouts if they were created in Europe, which were unlike the early tea pots of China, which were much more similar in design to a wine vessel. The growing demand of tea pots was recognized toward the beginning of the eighteenth century when tea pots began being import in massive numbers. In fact, patterns were sent from England to China, which were directly geared toward the taste of the Europeans, to have them produce tea pots in large quantities.
There was a break through in porcelain in 1710, when imperial craftsmen located a new type of clay that was used to produce the best porcelain to be produced up to that point. In fact, this porcelain matched if not surpassed porcelain items that had been previous created in China. Most tea pots remained in the global shape, but there were some extremely popular pear shaped tea pots, which are very valuable to collectors today.
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TLCF Sherlock Holmes [23]- Porcelain Dragon 1/2
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Mocha Porcelain Dragon Embossed 7″ Bud Vase #3208 Made in Japan $18.00 |
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Oriental Vintage Handwork Silver Porcelain Dragon Teapot 111239 **Free Shipping* $13.65 |
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Tibet SILVER PORCELAIN DRAGON TEAPOT MONKEY TOP # #6-14 $0.10 |
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Beautiful Tibet Silver Yellow Porcelain Dragon Teapots★★ $0.01 |
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Yellow / Green Porcelain Dragon Design Tea Cup / Mug w/ Lid Japan – Free Ship $23.99 |
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CHINESE TIBET-SILVER DRAGON red PORCELAIN TEA POT #6-11 $0.10 |
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Oriental Vintage Handwork Silver Porcelain Dragon Vase 141001 **Free Shipping** $15.51 |
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China’s manual picture dragon old porcelain tea set★★ $0.11 |
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Chinese Old Silver Porcelain Dragon Teapot Monkey Lid 111164*Free Shipping** $19.75 |
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PAIR OF BLUE & WHITE CHINESE PORCELAIN VASES LARGE DRAGON DESIGN 24″X14″ VASE $1,950.00 |
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CHINESE DRAGON LEO OLD PORCELAIN INCENSE BURNER $0.01 |
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CHINESE DRIP FOUNTAIN Porcelain Standing Quan Yin Statues with Dragons $45.95 |
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Wonderful Tibetan Porcelain Silvering Dragon Tea Pot $0.03 |
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Antique Chinese Glazed Porcelain Dragon Figurine 19th century $146.81 |
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China Art refined wucai porcelain Dragon laughter Maitreya Buddha Statue $237.50 |
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6.9″ Old Chinese Porcelain *Dragon* Vase $2.25 |
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Folk Collection Classic wucai porcelain Dragon Playing with a pearl $231.50 |
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CHINESE HANDWORK TIBET SILVER DRAGON OLD PORCELAIN TEAPOT $0.01 |
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Chinese Blue/White Porcelain *Dragon* Snuff Bottle $2.99 |
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Japan Japanese Blue & White Porcelain Dragon Bowl Signed Kakuyama Early 20th c $42.50 |
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Rare Tibet Silver dragon Blue White Porcelain teapot $22.18 |
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A Rare Chinese Bluish Green Glaze Porcelain Pot Design Carving Dragons $399.00 |
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A Chinese Blue And White Porcelain Plate Design Dragon Phoenix $399.00 |
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Collectibles Tibet Silver carved blue porcelain dragon teapot $0.75 |
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Chinese antique eminent blue and white porcelain dragon calabash vase free ship $368.00 |
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Chinese Porcelain *9Dragons* Little Plate $0.99 |
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Chinese Porcelain Dragon Leopard Tea Pot $0.99 |
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9.2″ Chinese Blue/White Porcelain *2Swans/Dragon* Pillow $7.99 |
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Porcelain Glaze Plate Beautiful Round Ceramic Exquisite 9-dragon $9.99 |
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Bell Blue Dragon Transferware Porcelain Vintage Antique Stamped ACF Hong Kong $9.99 |
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CHINESE OLD PORCELAIN HAND PAINTING DRAGON BOWL ★★★★★ $0.02 |
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CHINESE PORCELAIN HANDWORK PAINTING DRAGON TEA POT ★★★★★ $0.02 |
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Valuable,18th Chinese Pastel Porcelain Bowl(Dragon Phoenix Figure) $6.99 |
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Valuable,18th Chinese Pastel Porcelain Bowl(Dragon Phoenix Figure) $6.99 |
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CHINESE DRAGON LEO OLD PORCELAIN INCENSE BURNER **From freight** $23.00 |
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Rare 18th Chinese Pastel Porcelain (Dragon Figure)Plates $12.99 |
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8.5″ Chinese Porcelain *Dragon/Phoenix* Pot $3.99 |
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Beautiful Porcelain Vase-Dragon\Phenix $69.00 |
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Celadon Plate Dragon Design Porcelain Antique Chinese Longquan kiln $199.00 |
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Lucky KING,EMPEROR STATUE,DRAGON,GOOD LUCK,Porcelain,FAN,Tri Song Detson Trisong $188.88 |
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Chinese famille rose porcelain Hand painted Dragon Pattern Snuff bottle $9.90 |
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Colorful Porcelain Copper Pot Exquisite Pattern Chinese Dragon Pot #5 $9.99 |
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Chinese Old Porcelain Handwork Dragon Phoenix Tea pot ☆☆☆☆☆ $6.01 |
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Chinese Old Porcelain Handwork Dragon Phoenix Shoes ☆☆☆☆☆ $0.02 |
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19th C Meissen Pink & Gold Chinese Dragon & Cock Antique German Porcelain Bowl $51.00 |
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Chinese Old Porcelain Handwork Dragon Phoenix Snuff Bottle ☆☆☆☆☆ $2.05 |
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Exceptional Antique Chinese DRAGON Porcelain Bowl $95.00 |
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Chinese Old Porcelain Handwork Dragon Tea pot ☆☆☆☆☆ $6.32 |
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CHINESE HANDWORK PAINTING DRAGON PHOENIX OLD PORCELAIN TEA POT@@ $0.01 |
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Rare Tibet Silver dragon Blue White Porcelain teapot $0.10 |
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CHINESE HANDWORK PAINTING DRAGON OLD PORCELAIN GOBLET ★★★★★ $0.02 |
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Chinese Brown Porcelain *Dragon Relief* Bowl $2.99 |
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VINTAGE, CHINESE CARVED DRAGON&PHONEIX MONKEY LID ARMORE OLD PORCELAIN TEAPOT $4.99 |
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VINTAGE, CHINESE CARVED DRAGON&PHONEIX MONKEY LID ARMORE OLD PORCELAIN TEAPOT $0.99 |
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Chinese China dragon porcelain blue white pendant $19.99 |
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CHINESE tibet DRAGON Kylin LID PORCELAIN TEAPOT $0.99 |
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CHINESE DRAGON LEO OLD PORCELAIN INCENSE BURNER $0.26 |
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DRAGON PORCELAIN SMALL CUP WITH NAKED WOMAN INSIDE $15.99 |
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Chinese tibet silver Red Dragon Porcelain decorations Tea Pot $0.01 |
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CHINESE HANDWORK DRAGON OLD PORCELAIN TEA POT MONKEY LID $0.97 |
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Collectible Tibet Silver carved porcelain dragon teapot $0.99 |
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Jingdezhen dragon porcelain(china) teaware(homemade) $350.00 |
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Antique Bowl~COPELAND SPODE~England~DRAGON VASE Pattern $49.99 |
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Collectibles CHINESE OLD YELLOW PORCELAIN DRAGON TEAPOT $0.21 |
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Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Dragon & Phoenix Vase with Lid (a pair)- Qing MK $2,350.00 |
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Chinese Blue and white porcelain painted dragon ears gourd vase $133.00 |
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Tibetan Porcelain Silvering Dragon Tea Pot $0.99 |
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Chinese Tibet silver dragon blue porcelain teapot pot $19.99 |
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Perfect Chinese Porcelain Jar-Dragon $36.00 |
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Spectacular Chinese Porcelain *Dragon\Human*Vase $69.00 |
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Perfect Chinese Porcelain Vase-Dragon $49.00 |
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blue and white porcelain key chain/ key ring/ Dragon key finder #7410 $2.99 |
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Collectable tibet blue porcelain Dragon teapot $0.99 |
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Wonderful porcelain green teapot carved dragon $0.99 |
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Porcelain Plate Glaze Ceramic 6 dragon Exquisite Chinese Ancient $9.99 |
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DRAGON CARVED GREEN PORCELAIN RABBIT TOP TEAPOT $0.01 |
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Beautiful colorful porcelain dragon plate $148.00 |
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Beautiful colorful porcelain dragon plate $198.00 |
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Chinese Doucai porcelain dragon vase $289.00 |
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Beautiful blue and white porcelain dragon bottle $136.00 |
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Soviet Russian Vintage Porcelain Sculpture Figurine Figures Dragon Tale USSR $15.00 |
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Super Graceful Chinese Old Blue&White Porcelain “Dragon” Censer $1,100.00 |
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Wonderful Tibetan Porcelain Silvering Dragon Tea Pot $0.90 |
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CHINESE PORCELAIN CELADON PLATE DRAGON DESIGN $160.00 |
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CHINESE HANDWORK PAINTING DRAGON LION OLD PORCELAIN INCENSE BURNER $0.90 |
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China antique Junoesque blue and white porcelain dragon vase free ship $499.90 |
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Breyer 2012 Year of the Dragon Porcelain Edition Limited SHIPPING $7.50 w/ insur $69.99 |
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chinese delicate fascinating blue and white porcelain double dragons flat vase $500.00 |
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PORCELAIN ORIENTAL DRAGON NEW SPLENDORS OF MEIJI NO BOX $19.99 |
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Chinese Red and green color Porcelain Dragon Bowls $165.00 |
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China Longquan Kiln Porcelain Dragon Plates $150.00 |
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china Tibet Silver Dragon Porcelain teapot $0.22 |
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Tibet silver porcelain carved dragon butterfly teapot $0.10 |
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Chinese Wood Grain Glaze Dragons Porcelain Vase Marked $298.00 |
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EXQUISITE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN DRAGON BOWL $269.00 |
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CHINESE HANDWORK TIBET SILVER DRAGON OLD PORCELAIN TEAPOT T0897 $0.01 |
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Chinese Beautiful Blue and white Porcelain Dragon Vase $399.00 |
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EXQUISITE RED GLAZED W/B PORCELAIN DRAGON BRUSH WASHERS $299.00 |
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CHINESE PORCELAIN PORTRAIT DRAGON TEAPOT MONKEY LID $0.10 |
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Chinese tibet silver Blue Porcelain Dragon Pig Teapot $0.10 |