Teapot and Lid
ca. 1825 (made)
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‘Purple clay’ teapots from Yixing have long been prized in the belief that they enhance
the aroma of the tea.
the aroma of the tea.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, thrown, hand-built, carving |
| Brief description | Teapot and lid, unglazed red stoneware, made by Shao Jingnan, incised with poem, Yixing ware, China, Qing dynasty, ca. 1825 |
| Physical description | Teapot and lid, one of a pair. Teapot of globular form and of the type described in Chinese as having a shui ping (water level): the mouthrim, the tip of the spout and the top of the handle are all flush when the body of the teapot is placed upside down on a flat surface. Domed lid surmounted with a flattened globular knob. Made of finely-potted reddish brown clay, slightly burnished on the outside; the mark where the base section was joined to the body, and some paddle marks inside, are visible. The exterior incised with lines from a poem by the Tang-dynasty poet Du Fu, followed by the name Liupei, the studio name of Shao Jingnan. |
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| Object history | Bought at £289.90 for the pair [FE.1&A, 1B&C-1984] |
| Production | Register |
| Summary | ‘Purple clay’ teapots from Yixing have long been prized in the belief that they enhance the aroma of the tea. |
| Bibliographic reference | Lo, Guixiang The stonewares of Yixing, London; Hong Kong : New York, NY : Sotheby's Publications; Hong Kong University Press, 1986. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.1&A-1984 |
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| Record created | January 9, 2009 |
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