Asian Art I - 18th May 2011

Lot 119

A tall cylindrical Yixing pot mid 18th century

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £4200

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Description

A tall cylindrical Yixing pot mid 18th century, applied in buff on a dark brown ground with stylized scroll designs, a tall shaped flange behind the spout, the cover lacking, 17.5cm. Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection. Illustrated: Patrice Valfré, Yixing: Teapots for Europe, p.235, no.296. 
Exhibited: Yixing, L'Art de la Theiere Pourpre, Royal Brussels Museum, April - September 2001.