This Chinese export silver-gilt teapot is rare and from the Kangxi period, 1662-1722. It has a hexagonal ginger jar shape with six panels divided by vertical silver-gilt bands. The panels are decorated in high relief with emblems of pine, plum and peony blossoms, a phoenix, crane, rooster, deer, horse, lion, dragon, and fisherman. The spout and handle are modeled as bamboo canes.
In decorative art, the term Chinese export refers to objects that were created for a western or European market during the 16th to 19th centuries.