{"product_id":"806","title":"Antique Chinese square blue and white teapot, Mermaid decor, Kangxi, 18th c #1345","description":"\u003cp\u003eSquare teapot from around 1700, Kangxi period. Decoration in blue and white  of a mermaid and a fish, a motif inspired by an engraving of Le Clerc for The Metamorphoses of Ovid in Roundels by Isaac de Bensérade (1676).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA very similar teapot is futured in the book \"La Porcelaine Des Compagnies Des Indes\" which describes the decoration as depicting the tragic adventure of Dercete: the great beauty of this goddess aroused the jealousy of Venus who, in revenge, inspired her with a violent love for a young priest. Dercete, after having a daughter (Semiramis) by him, conceived she was so ashamed of her weakness that she killed her lover, took her child to a desert place, then threw herself into a lake where she was transformed into a fish. We see her here being transformed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition: Checked with UV light. The lid have a hairline to the inside rim. Minor nicks and fritts. The handle of the pot have a firing crack to the base, from the firing crack there is a slight glaze line radiating out but not going through to the other side. Minor nicks and fritting's. Manufacturing flaws. No Restoration! There is a metal filter installed with a nail after the time of manufacturing. We are not 100% sure if the lid is original or not, but it is from the same period, having the same porcelain paste, the same border decoration and fits perfectly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong: 18,5 cm (spout to handle)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigh: ca 13 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote: wooden stand is NOT included in this sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nordic Antiques Sweden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60054087893376,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/0263\/4880\/files\/63e2435227d93.jpg?v=1791282627","url":"https:\/\/www.nordicantiquessweden.com\/products\/806","provider":"Nordic Antiques Sweden","version":"1.0","type":"link"}