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AN YIXING METAL MOUNTED TEAPOT
AND COVER
Of compressed baluster shape, the body
fitted with a short curved spout at one end
and a loop handle at the other, the mouth
rims and finial mounted in metal, the inside
of the cover impressed with two characters
reading shui ping (water level), the base
incised ri se leng qing song (the sunlight
cools as it shines through the green pines),
signed Mengchen.
Length 7 3/8in (18.6cm)
$6,000 - 9,000
宜興紫砂鑲金屬壺

銘文
日色冷青松
孟臣

Provenance 196
Collection of Carl Emil Lendor Nissen,
acquired in Beijing during the 1930s

The dates of Hui Mengchen’s birth and
deaths are uncertain, but he is known to
have been active between the Chongzhen
and Kangxi reigns. He was famous for
making small teapots used for drinking
strongly brewed tea. This legacy continued
into the Republican period and continues
to influence tea drinking in modern times,
especially in Guangdong and Fujian
provinces. After Mengchen’s death, teapots
inscribed with his name continued to be
made in tribute.

The inscription on the present lot is taken
from a poem by Tang dynasty poet Wang
Wei.
197
AN YIXING TEAPOT
Of tubular form, the sides gently flaring
towards the base, the mid-section encircled
with a raised band, set with a straight
tapering spout and a loop handle, the domed
covered surmounted by a loop finial, the
inside of the cover impressed with one seal
reading Hui, the foot impressed with seal
mark reading Shousongtang.
5 1/4in (13.3cm) high

$3,000 - 5,000
宜興紫砂玉帶紋壺 《惠》《壽松堂》款

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