Cadogan
Chinese lidless wine pot said to be named after the Honorable Mrs. Cadogan who brought a Chinese example to Britain and mystified her guests because there was no apparent means to fill the pot, sometimes referred to as a "puzzle pot". The pot is filled when held upside down, through a hole in the base leading to a tube going upward inside the pot to within an inch of the top. Commonly found in the shape of a peach and in a combination of Celadon green and underglaze red, dating to around the Guangxu period. Rare blue and white examples in the shape also of a peach, occur from the mid decades of the 17th century. Later examples occurs throughout the 20th century.
See also Kendi maling
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