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A small selection of Yixing
249 teapots
Variously potted from red and brown clays,
250 including: a dark brown ‘bamboo’ square-
96 | Bonhams section tea pot, the base with impressed
‘Zhang Jinmei’ seal, also incised to the interior
of the lid; a dark brown globular teapot signed
Gu Jiejun, with impressed seals to the base,
base of the handle and interior of the lid;
and a red clay compressed globular tea pot,
decorated with an incised calligraphic line and
a landscape, the base with impressed mark ‘
阳光工作堂, 任奖恩，原矿紫砂’, the interior of
the lid with two further seals. The first: 17.5cm
(6 7/8in) wide (14).

£500 - 800
CNY4,800 - 7,700 HK$6,000 - 9,600

249
A small selection of Yixing wares
Including: a moulded lobed globular teapot
and cover, covered overall in a deep blue-
green glaze, seal mark to base; a yellow duan
ni-type teapot with crackled design, seal mark
to base and interior of lid; a compressed
globular teapot decorated with an incised
design of bamboo and a calligraphic
inscription, seal mark to base; a beige clay
teapot and cover with an impressed seal mark
to base; and two dark brown clay shallow
bowls. The first: 18cm (7in) wide (16).

£500 - 800
CNY4,800 - 7,700 HK$6,000 - 9,600

250
A small collection of Yixing tea
pots
Comprising a red clay melon-shaped tea pot
with tree trunk spout and handle, the cover
with peach-shaped finial, impressed seal
mark to base and to the interior of the lid; a
further red clay tea pot, incised to one side
with a running script calligraphic inscription,
the other side with a landscape, the base and
interior of the lid with impressed seal marks; a
small dark clay tea pot with incised calligraphy
and langoustines, the base and interior of lid
with impressed seal marks; and three further
tea pots. The first: 15.5cm (6 1/8in) wide (13).

£500 - 800
CNY4,800 - 7,700 HK$6,000 - 9,600