A good and large Yixing teapot and cover 1st half 18th century

A good and large Yixing teapot and cover 1st half 18th century, the square section body applied with large scrolling chrysanthemum sprays issuing from the spout and handle, the cover surmounted with Liu Hai's three-legged toad, his mouth agape to reveal a wide tongue, 23.5cm. (2) Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection. Illustrated: Patrice Valfré, Yixing: Teapots for Europe, p.224, no.241.
Exhibited: Yixing, L'Art de la Theiere Pourpre, Royal Brussels Museum, April - September 2001.