The finely potted cylindrical body moulded with a bamboo shaped belt, applied with a rectangular loop handle and a short curved spout of bamboo form, the skillfully fitted flattened cover surmounted by a knop in the form of a ferocious toad with its head held up in an alert expression, the back with warty lumps. Lenght 22 cm.
Cover differs in colour, chips.
Property of a Swedish Noble family.
Compare with a similar tea pot at the Östasiatiska Museet, Stockholm. Accessionsnummer BS-0555. Dontated by Axel G. Bielke, Axel Gabriel Bielke af Åkerö, (1800-1877), part of a donation of 2000 object to the National Museum in Stockholm.