An Yixing teapot and cover c.1700-25

An Yixing teapot and cover c.1700-25, applied with branches of almond blossom issuing from the gnarled spout and handle, the slightly domed cover with a similar sprig, chips to the cover's flange, 16.5cm. (2) Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection. Illustrated: Patrice Valfré, Yixing: Teapots for Europe, p.223, no.234.
Exhibited: Yixing, L'Art de la Theiere Pourpre, Royal Brussels Museum, April - September 2001.