Asian Art I - 20th May 2015
Lot 68
A CHINESE YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER 18TH CENTURY The compressed circular body modelled with fish...
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A CHINESE YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER
18TH CENTURY
The compressed circular body modelled with fish emerging from crashing waves, the handle formed as a large fish tail, the spout as a dragon's head, the finial with a fish's head emerging from the water, 14.1cm. (2)
Cf. P Valfré, Yixing, Teapots for Europe, p.222, no.225 for a similar example in the British Museum.