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A YIXING ‘PEACH TRUNK’ TEAPOT
Late Qing dynasty
The body modeled to resemble a trunk section with knots and Provenance
branches bearing leaves and peaches, the cover similarly decorated, Collection of Carl Emil Lendor Nissen, acquired during the 1950s
the spout and bail handle also modeled to look like branches, the
inside of the cover impressed with signature Rongqing, the foot Rongqing was a potter known to have been active during the
of the teapot sealed Yixing zisha ming hu (famous clay teapots of Guangxu period, although his exact dates are unknown. Works with
Yixing). his name have been found in Thailand and there are examples of
5 1/4in (13.3cm) high his signed work with impressed seals in Thai, such as the teapot
illustrated in The Art of the Yixing Potter: The K.S.Lo Collection,
$6,000 - 8,000 Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Wear, Hong Kong, 1990, cat. no. 70.
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