A JAPANESE REPOUSSÉ AND ENGRAVED SILVER TEAPOT, STAMPED, MEIJI/TAISO PERIOD, EARLY 20TH CENTURY, of square form and conforming hollowware handle above sides modeled as auspicious blossoming stems of chrysanthemum, peony, cherry and prunus centering gilt detailed pistils, one side enclosing a short "S" shaped spout with matching decoration, beneath a flat prunus engraved top enclosing an applied flowering prunus branch finial, verso three marks, Japanese flag, rhombus 1000 (purity), jungin mark, total approximate weight: 45.370 troy ounces. Height: 8 3/4" Width: 7 3/8" Depth: 5 3/4"