Featured Cat? Teapot

This little teapot is 18cm tall. Google tells me it’s a cat although it looks more like a rat or squirrel to me.

It has no translucency at all.

It’s not terribly old but I do feel that it is vintage.

Any ideas on the origin?

 

I think it is meant to be a cat, but it looks like the maker never saw a cat in real life.

Mainland Asia?

 

I see a cat also. Could be Chinese or Japanese, and maybe older than you think. The original Maneki-Neko or beckoning cats were Japanese.
Mikey

 

The Japanese have had cats as long as the West has or close to it. It looks like a skinny-tailed squirrel.

 

it looks unhappy !

 

Looks like the person who made this figurine wasn't happy making it, but cat probably just hungry

 

Texas Strong !!!

 

@John Brassey Of course it is a cat: look at the flat nose and soft cute "curled" paw.

 

....... ummm... one of my backyard squirrels does that to get me to throw it a nut !!!

It'd be a killer on u tube !

 

Vintage Tiffany & Co porcelain blue & white cat

Well... at least the eyebrows are the same size.

 

when is a cat..... a flower frog !

 

What is half cat, half snail and holds flowers?