Chinese teapot

Chinese porcelain teapot "rice grain" - vintage 60s/70s: very pretty old teapot in fine chinese porcelain, "rice grain" decoration, traditional technique with translucent openwork patterns in the porcelain (translucent porcelain decoration technique where small rice grain-shaped shapes are cut out or openworked in the porcelain paste before firing, then covered with a transparent enamel. This creates a light effect: the grains let the light through, giving a delicately translucent appearance to these areas. Sober and refined decoration in underglaze blue, typical of the productions of jingdezhen, the historic capital of chinese porcelain. Period: 1960s-1970s marking under the base: "made in china" + chinese characters excellent condition: no chips, no cracks, intact enamel. Ideal for tea lovers or collectors of asian porcelain. A very beautiful decorative or functional piece, perfectly highlights the light thanks to its translucent patterns diameter: 13 ms height: 9 cms.