Hardstone
20th century: duck-form covered teapot with brass handle, unmarked, 8 in.; Chinese blue and white hexagonal tea caddy, 5-3/4 in., [lacking cover;] three miniature blue and white teacups, Japanese, 1-3/8 in., [one with rim chip;] two Japanese blue and white miniature teapots, one with underplate, 3 in., [one with no handle, smallest with hairline crack to interior;] carved cinnabar egg with Buddhist symbols, flowers and dragon, black teakwood base, 3-1/4 in.; cluster of grapes, green glass, hardstone leaves, silk cords, 7 in.; cluster of hardstone and soapstone grapes, 4 in., (12 pieces with base) . Provenance: Private North Carolina Collection