A large Yixing teapot and cover c.1700-25

A large Yixing teapot and cover c.1700-25, the sides decorated with twelve circular panels containing birds, butterflies, flowers and foliage on a diaper ground, the shoulders applied with aquatic and mythical beasts, raised on a tall pierced foot with flat base, some restoration and damages, 21.3cm. (2) Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection. Cf. Patrice Valfré, Yixing: Teapots for Europe, p.228, no.263 for a similar example.