Japanese Teapot? Trying to confirm function & identify mark.

This looks like a teapot, but the shape & lid are a bit unusual. I wanted to get some other opinions about its functional purpose. It measures 9-1/2 inches tall. The underside is marked, but I didn't find a clear match on Gotheborg, so I'm hoping someone can identify it as well. Here are pics of the entire object, plus close-up of lid, and view of underside. Thanks!

 

with the neck that thin, i'm not sure it's a teapot at all.

 

Chinese wine ewer? Only this one is copper.

http://ancientpoint.com/inf/120614-...per_silver_plated_teapot_w_qianlong_mark.html

 

Here is a Korean wine ewer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_pottery_and_porcelain

 

JApanese wine/sake ewer.This top has the same top like yours,long and narrow, like a cork could have been on it?.




http://www.rubylane.com/item/649914-jpewerwine/Japanese-porcelain-sake-wine-ewer-19th

 

Ewer....gotta remember that word.....

 

Chinese, honorary marks for the Qianlong Nian Zhi, Da Qing - Qianlong Period Make, Great Qing Dynasty. Gotheborg says:

"... None of the following marks are of the Qianlong period despite that they say so. See comments next to each individual mark for an approximate date."

Gotheborg dates these marks from the late 1960s to 1990. Scroll down the page to numbers: 282, 184, 513, 403 and 377. Be sure to read the comments on each mark. They are in the bottom half of the section:
"Qianlong Nian Zhi, Da Qing - Qianlong Period Make, Great Qing Dynasty"

The top part of the section are seals. The lower part contains the hand written marks like yours ("Kaishu - (normal script) style. As opposed to seal script, which is drawing, this is hand writing.")

http://www.gotheborg.com/marks/20thcenturychina.shtml

--- Susan

 

Interesting! I still have lots to learn about telling the difference between Chinese and Japanese marks. Thanks all! Dave

 

Both Ladybranch & Shiloh are correct. Your item is an ewer, and is marked with a Chinese six-character Qianlong mark.

But, your item isn't Chinese, it's Japanese, and is imitating a Chinese famille verte Kangxi Period ewer, probably made in the late-19th/early-20th C.

It was a very common practice in those days for Japanese potters to imitate wares of the Chinese and their marks due to the popularity and demand for Chinese ceramics by Western buyers.

 

'Nuff_Said - I wasn't sure about one thing you said in the last post. Do you think this piece dates to late-19th/early-20th century, or are you saying that it imitates a Chinese famille verte Kangxi Period ewer that would date to the time period? Gotheborg suggests that this mark is likely c.1950-c.1990.