Yixing Zisha Wares - 15th November 2011

Lot 365

An Yixing teapot and cover modern

Estimate £6,000 - £8,000

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Description

An Yixing teapot and cover modern, modelled by Zhou Dingfang in the shape of a treasure sack, knotted with rope and resting on bamboo stems, the cover surmounted with a ship's rat nibbling on the hem of the treasure map, impressed marks beneath the handle and to the inside of the cover, 19cm. Together with a framed certificate. (3) Provenance: from the collection of Peter and Susan Wain.