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A VERY RARE IMPERIAL TWO-COLOUR CINNABAR-
LACQUERED YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER
Qianlong
The purple clay teapot covered in red lacquer and finely carved with
confronted phoenix amongst a profusion of leafy, flowering peony
stems, reserved on a black floral diaper ground, the foot, rim and finial
with bands of key-fret design, the spout and handle with ruyi motif
borders, the domed cover similarly decorated and surmounted by a
spherical finial.
18.3cm (7 1/4in) long. (2).

£70,000 - 120,000
CNY630,000 - 1,100,000
Lot 74 (invoice)
清乾隆 御製紫砂胎剔紅鳳穿牡丹紋壺

Provenance:
Spink & Son Ltd., London
E. A. Parry (1879-1946), London, acquired from the above on
30 October 1919, and thence by descent

來源：
倫敦古董商Spink & Son Ltd.
倫敦E. A. Parry（1879-1946）舊藏，於1919年10月30日購自上者，
並由後人保存迄今

The present lavishly carved two-colour cinnabar lacquer Yixing teapot Sandy Ware, Shanghai, 2008, nos.4, 25 and 26. A related carved
and cover, was made for use at the Imperial Court. The design on cinnabar lacquer Yixing teapot and cover, Qianlong gilt seal mark and
each main side of a pair of phoenix flanking a blossoming tree peony, period, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, is illustrated in Carving
indicates it was likely made for use by the Empress or one of the the Subtle Radiance of Colors: Treasured Lacquerware in the National
Imperial consorts. Palace Museum, Taipei, 2007, no.146. A further unmarked example,
18th century from the K.S.Lo Collection, in the Flagstaff House
Carved cinnabar lacquer teapots were first made during the late Ming Museum of Tea Ware, Hong Kong, is illustrated in The Art of the Yixing
dynasty; see from the Qing Court Collection, an ovoid octagonal Potter, Hong Kong, 1990, p.150, pl.35.
‘dragon and phoenix’ teapot and cover, Jiajing mark and period; a
further development of combining carved lacquer on an Yixing body, The symbolism of the phoenix on the teapot, according to the ‘Classic
can be seen in a rectangular teapot and cover, bearing the mark of of Mountains and Seas’ (Shanhai Jing), embodies benevolence,
Shi Dabin, late Ming dynasty, also from the Qing Court Collection, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and sincerity: all attributes of which
decorated with figures in landscape; see The Complete Collection of an Empress should possess. The subject also symbolises the wish
Treasures of the Palace Museum: Lacquer Wares of the Yuan and Ming for marital harmony by showing the phoenix as a pair. In addition to
Dynasties, Hong Kong, 2006, nos.145 and 198. this, the peony is a symbol of wealth and prosperity and is sometimes
known as the ‘flower of riches and honour’ (fugui hua). The ruyi lappets
Embellished Yixing teapots continued during the Qing dynasty around the spout and handle represent the wish for long life.
from the reign of the Kangxi Emperor, with the Imperial Ateliers also
experimenting with other methods of decoration such as famille rose Compare with a related cinnabar lacquered Yixing teapot, Qianlong,
enamels. During the Yongzheng and Qianlong reigns, Yixing teapots which was sold at Sotheby’s London, 11 May 2016, lot 78. See also
were also decorated in gilt lacquer; for examples see Geng Baochang, a cinnabar lacquered Yixing teapot, Qianlong mark and period, which
The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Purple was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 1 December 2010, lot 3097.

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