Description
An Yixing teapot and cover 18th century, the dark brown body applied to each side with two stylized scrolling dragons around a central shou character, the cover surmounted with a lion dog resting its paw on a loose clay ball, 18cm. (2)
Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection.
Illustrated: Patrice Valfré, Yixing: Teapots for Europe, no.303.
Exhibited: Yixing, L'Art de la Theiere Pourpre, Royal Brussels Museum, April - September 2001.
