Old chinese porcelain printed

[Nick1305]

Could I please have your opinion on a piece I recently bought. It seems to be a antique Chinese teapot but some things do not seem to be right. It is printed, the circle mark is not in the centre of the surface and there is a metal screw on top of the cover. Does anyone have an idea. Thanks.

[peterp]

If the whole decoration was printed, that means it was made in the more recent decades and is not a collectible antique.

[Nick1305]

Thanks. We are reading that the transfer printing technique started in the 18th Century. If I find some interesting info about that piece, I will post it anyway. Thanks again.

[peterp]

That is in Europe, probably. Japan started using it in the 19th century, but China it was quite far into the 20th, as far as I know; and it never became really popular. Why should it, there is still much porcelain hand-painted today, and it is cheap.