Yixing Zisha Wares - 15th November 2011

Lot 130

A large Yixing teapot and cover 2nd half 18th century

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £6000

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Description

A large Yixing teapot and cover 2nd half 18th century, applied with the Eight Daoist Immortals, the cover's finial with a yin-yang symbol, some restoration, 26cm. (2) Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection. Illustrated: Patrice Valfré, Yixing: Teapots for Europe, no.51. Exhibited: Yixing, L'Art de la Theiere Pourpre, Royal Brussels Museum, April - September 2001.