A good Minton Majolica Japanese Actor teapot and cover, dated 1874
Modelled as a seated man, his head forming the cover, his plaited hair as the handle, holding a grotesque Noh mask, from the mouth of which protrudes the spout, the actor dressed in a turquoise sprigged tunic and green trousers, 14cm high, impressed Minton with indistinct model number and date cipher (2)