Hirado porcelain suiteki, Japan, 19th centurySmall blue and white porcelain mizuire or suiteki (dropper for Indian ink) in the shape of a shishi. The eyes and the bottom in unglazed bisque. A small hole has been made in the mouth to pour water and another behind the tail to fill the dropper and regulate the flow. Hirado Mikawachi kilns. Height : 6 cm