Chinese Export porcelain pseudo tobacco leaf teapot, the body painted with a large pink tobacco leaf to one side and a scroll to the other, the molded spout and handle with a rosette, further decorated with flower sprays, insects and bamboo; the rim and cover with a narrow rouge de fer and gilt border.

China c. 1780
5.5" high

PRICE: $650  

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Condition: Fine condition- no chips cracks or repairs.

Pierre Debomy states few pieces with this motif are known and suggests it is found only on tea services.
See Pierre L. Debomy "Tobacco Leaf and Pseudo, A Tentative Inventory", Societe des Amis du Musee National de Ceramique, 2013, pp. 230-233.