An Yixing teapot and cover 19th century

An Yixing teapot and cover 19th century, for the Thai market, the exterior highly polished, the neck and cover with metal bands, three character script mark to the cover's flange, the base with a seal mark bearing a rat beneath Thai characters, 19cm. (2) Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection. Cf. K S Lo, The Art of the Yixing Potter, p.183 for a teapot with a similar seal mark.