60 | Famille verte teapot Kangxi period, 1662 – 1722 Height: 11.5 cm | 4 1/2 in Click image for full-size version This teapot is of almost identical form to no. 59 – with a slight variation in the shape of the spout. The main body is decorated with an open naturalistic scene of birds and insects amongst rockwork, plants and flowering trees, in green, aubergine, yellow, white, and black – all enamelled on the biscuit. The spout and handle are decorated with a black spotted design, on a contrasting green background. Similar example: Catalogue of the Leonard Gow Collection of Chinese Porcelain by R. L. Hobson – plate LXIX, figure 272.