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A VERY RARE YIXING COMPRESSED FAMILLE ROSE BLUE-GROUND
TEAPOT AND COVER
QIANLONG IMPRESSED SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The teapot is of compressed, rounded form and the exterior is covered with an unctuous blue enamel and
decorated in bright red, white, yellow and green enamels with chrysanthemums and other fowers, all
between decorative borders. The domed cover is similarly decorated and surmounted by a round fnial.
4⅝ in. (11.7 cm.) high
£50,000-70,000 US$66,000-91,000
€59,000-81,000
PROVENANCE:
Yixing Stoneware from the Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Hawthorn Collection; Bonhams Hong Kong, 28 November
2011, lot 251.
Property from a Princely Collection.
Yixing pottery rarely enjoyed Imperial patronage although a small group of surviving teapots with Kangxi
and Qianlong marks are known. It was during the Qianlong emperor's reign that Yixing pottery became
a part of court life and the Emperor showed a clear admiration for the material. The Qianlong Emperor
seemed to have a preference for decorating the Yixing body in a variety of media including enamels,
monochrome glazes, metal and lacquer.

清乾隆 宜興紫砂藍地粉彩菊花紋壺
「大清乾隆年製」篆書款

來源:
香港邦瀚斯2011年11月28日《好善簃珍藏宜興紫砂》，拍品251
貴族私人珍藏

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