Yixing Zisha Wares - 15th November 2011

Lot 127

An early Yixing teapot and cover 2nd half 17th century

Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £3000

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Description

An early Yixing teapot and cover 2nd half 17th century, each side applied with a flowering sprig, the cover with fruits and flowerheads, 13.5cm. (2) Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection. Illustrated: Patrice Valfré, Yixing Teapots for Europe, no.17. Exhibited: Yixing, L'Art de la Theiere Pourpre, Royal Brussels Museum, April - September 2001.