Asian Art I - 18th May 2011

Lot 93

An unusual Yixing teapot and cover c.1700-25

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £18000

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Description

An unusual Yixing teapot and cover c.1700-25, the body applied and coloured with two small rabbits beneath a blossoming branch, the sun rising behind ruyi cloud scrolls, the reverse with further almond blossom, 16cm. (2) Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection. Illustrated: Patrice Valfré, Yixing: Teapots for Europe, p.231, no.276.