in-demand ! Vintage Lusterware Japan Teapot 3 Little Kittens Children's Tea Set No Lid Cats

While researching this particular teapot I could not find another exactly like it online. My top guess is that it is the three little kittens who lost their mittens, because I did find some other vintage tea sets that were similar nursery rhymes. This super cute teapot has three kittens on it and luster wear around the top. It is missing its lid. There are some tiny chips out of the spout and someone wrote on the bottom in sharpie that I cannot remove. Otherwise this is a magnificent little interesting piece very rare and of course who doesn't love cats?!