Asian Art II - 23rd May 2013
Lot 570
A Chinese Yixing ovoid tea caddy 18th/19th century
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £350
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Description
A Chinese Yixing ovoid tea caddy 18th/19th century, enamelled with roundels containing flower blossoms and watery pagoda scenes on white and blue grounds respectively, one with a signature which reads yu chuan yuan, 9.5cm.
Cf. B Liang, Yixing Purple Clay Ware, no.137 for a similar example from the collection of the Nanjing Museum.