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A SMALL YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER AN YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER AN YIXING SQUARE SECTION TEAPOT
Daoguang seal mark and probably of the Qianlong six-character mark, Qing Dynasty AND COVER
period Of elongated form with slender handle and Kangxi
The globular, pear-shaped body with a tapering spout. 14.2cm (5.5/8in) high. (2). The red clay thinly potted, the gently rounded
cursive inscription encircling the shoulder, sides rising from a straight foot to a straight
flanked with a loop handle and s-shaped £2,000 - 3,000 neck, with applied decoration of blossoming
upright spout, the domed lid moulded with a HK$20,000 - 31,000 prunus, the cover with Buddhist symbols.
flowering branch and a trunk-form knop. CNY18,000 - 27,000 13.5cm (5 1/4in) wide (2).
11.5cm (4 1/2in) wide (2).
£1,500 - 2,000
£2,000 - 3,000 HK$15,000 - 20,000
HK$20,000 - 31,000 CNY13,000 - 18,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000
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A SLIP-DECORATED YIXING FIGURE OF
BUDAI
17th century
The jovial figure of Maitreya, or the future
Buddha, modelled seated at ease wearing
loose robes, the right hand grasping a sack,
the face with a wide cheerful expression,
wood stand.
12.5cm (5in) high
£800 - 1,200
HK$8,200 - 12,000
CNY7,200 - 11,000
See a comparable slip-decorated Yixing
figure of Budai, 17th century, sold in these
rooms, 15 May 2018, lot 651. For another,
dated to the Ming Dynasty, see Christie’s
Hong Kong, 2 October 2017, lot 184.

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