A CHINESE ROBIN'S EGG GLAZED YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER

18TH CENTURY

The elongated square-section body tapering towards the mouth rim, with a curved spout and a loop handle, the domed cover surmounted by an arch-shaped finial, the exterior and base covered with a mottled turquoise and blue glaze, with a six character seal mark to the base which reads Jing Xi Hua Feng Xiang zhi, 20.5cm. (2)

Cf. Nanjing Museum and MAI Foundation, Appreciation of Zisha Teapots, p.116, no.33 for a similar teapot in the Nanjing Museum collection.