A small Yixing teapot and cover late 17th / early 18th century

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A small Yixing teapot and cover late 17th / early 18th century, the sides applied with dragons amidst cloud scrolls contesting a flaming pearl of wisdom, beneath an overhead handle, 10cm. (2) Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection. Illustrated: Patrice Valfré, Yixing: Teapots for Europe, no.191. Exhibited: Yixing, L'Art de la Theiere Pourpre, Royal Brussels Museum, April - September 2001.