Asian Art I - 20th May 2015
Lot 71
A CHINESE YIXING BAMBOO TEAPOT AND COVER 18TH CENTURY Modelled as fifteen gathered bamboo stems
Estimate £6,000 - £8,000
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Description
A CHINESE YIXING BAMBOO TEAPOT AND COVER
18TH CENTURY
Modelled as fifteen gathered bamboo stems, three slightly longer to form low feet, the spout, handle and finial formed as smaller stems, unmarked, 15.4cm. (2)
Cf. The Essence of Daintiness, Fine Yixing Stoneware From The Hezhengzhai Collection, pp.158-9, no.52 for two comparable examples.