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Description: Antique Japanese Meiji period silver and mixed metals teapot. Crafted of fine silver with gold, copper and other metals. Lotus leaf form with applied and inlaid insects including butterfly, wasp, dragonfly, beetles, ants, and grasshoppers. Coild lotus leaf spout with twisty bamboo style handle accented with bugs. Top with fiddler crab finials. Interior finished with a single escaping ant. Apparently unsigned. Measures 5 7/8" x 5" Good condition with mild surface wear. Provenance: "Private World Class Collection" Miami, Florida. Hill Auction Gallery in house USA continental shipping $65 plus insurance. 76