A RARE JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE DRUM-SHAPED TEAPOT EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY The unusual flattened circular body raised on a short rectangular foot, the sides with a curved spout and a rounded handle, a hexagonal neck above; painted in underglaze blue with a prancing shishi to each side, framed by bands of karakusa scrolls and leafy tendrils, 15.5cm.