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A SMALL COLLECTION OF YIXING A GROUP OF ELEVEN YIXING TEAPOTS A SELECTION OF YIXING VESSELS WITH
TEAPOTS AND COVERS AND COVERS INCISED CALLIGRAPHY
Qing Dynasty and later Qing Dynasty and later 19th/20th century
Each variously potted with reddish-purple to Comprising: a metal mounted teapot Comprising: a duanni stoneware tapering
dark brown clay, and decorated with incised decorated with Buddhist lions playing with cylindrical vase, incised with a floral spray to
or applied decoration, one teapot and cover brocade balls amongst precious objects; a the obverse and a calligraphic inscription to
covered in a thick, bright lime green glaze. marbled pattern vessel with dragon-form the reverse; a brown clay, meiping-shaped
The largest: 17cm (6 3/4in) wide (29). handle; a trunk-section form vessel, applied vase decorated with incised calligraphy, in
with a toad and pomegranate spray finial; the style of the Tiehua Xuan studios; and
£600 - 800 a dark clay vessel with tied-sash finial; two a duanni rhomboidal-shaped teapot and
CNY5,300 - 7,100 melon-form vessels; four plain vessels; and cover, decorated with incised calligraphy,
HK$6,600 - 8,800 another decorated with dragons in pursuit of landscape and bamboo, the base and interior
flaming pearls. of the lid with impressed seal marks, reading
The largest 12.5cm (5in) high. (11). respectively ‘Fu [X] Zhen[X]’ and ‘Fu[X]’.
The tallest: 23.5cm (8 1/2in) high. (4).
£800 - 1,200
CNY7,100 - 11,000 £600 - 800
HK$8,800 - 13,000 CNY5,300 - 7,100
HK$6,600 - 8,800
Provenance
The meiping in the style of the Tiehua Xuan
studios, Phillips, 13 December 1976, lot 204
(label).

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