The Teapots I am sharing in this entry is a collection of Teapots with a flowery pattern known as Bunga Kangkung aka BK or Water Spinach Flower. Tableware of "Bunga Kangkung" is a "must have" and one of the popular pattern sought after my Malaysian Vintage Porcelain collectors This pattern was widely used in most of the households in Malaysia for everyday used before the 70s. Made in China and from what was told there were more than 100 companies producing these products during the prime times. That was the reason for the difference in the color tone of the flower, the sizes of the flowers, shapes and designed for similar items. These can be seen by the different back-stamped of each items.
"Scientific name for Kangkung is Ipomoea aquatica. Ipomoea aquatica is a semiaquatic, tropical plant grown as a leaf vegetable. It is found throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, although it is not known where it originated. This plant is known in English as water spinach, river spinach, water morning glory, water convolvulus, or by the more ambiguous names "Chinese spinach", "Swamp cabbage" and "Kangkong" in Asia. Occasionally, it has also been mistakenly called "kale" in English, although kale is a different plant belonging to the Brassica oleracea Acephala Group and completely unrelated to water spinach. It is known as phak bung in Thai, trokuon in Cambodia and kangkung in Malay and Indonesian.
The vegetable is a common ingredient in Southeast Asian dishes. In Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia, the leaves are usually stir-fried with chile pepper, garlic, ginger, dried shrimp paste (belacan/terasi) and other spices." (extracted from Wikipedia)
Notice the uniqueness of each pot in the shape, the handle, the spout and also the lid.
They are just lovely in shape and design.
They are just lovely in shape and design.
This is known as 'Teko BK Bulat'.. Bulat is referring to the rounded shape of the Teapot.
The flower of the BK is smaller.
This is another version of the rounded Teapot 'Teko BK Bulat' but the flower is bigger.
This is a miniature teapot with about 3" high from bottom to the top of the lid. The color of the flower is more purplish.
This Teapot is known as 'Teko BK Siku' or the angle Teapot because the shape of the handle.
The body of this Teapot shaped like an egg, so this Teapot known as 'Teko BK Telur'. The flower is big and prominently printed on the Teapot.
This is known as Aladdin as the shape of the handle and the spout is similar to the shape of Aladdin lamp
