A large Yixing teapot and cover 2nd half 19th century

A large Yixing teapot and cover 2nd half 19th century, by Shi Qian, decorated with calligraphy beneath a tall overhead handle modelled as gnarled twigs, impressed mark to the cover and one to the base of the handle, 23cm. (2) The base with a hand-written label for the Huang-Hsiao Sing Collection. Provenance: from the collection of Peter and Susan Wain. Cf. K S Lo, The Stonewares of Yixing from the Ming Period to the Present Day, p.154 for a related example.