Teapot and Lid
1800-1865 (made)
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Teapot, of dark red stoneware, with handle and spout in the form of branches with raised foliage coloured in green and blue enamels; on the lid with two squirrels.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with applied relief decoration |
| Brief description | Yixing ware. Teapot and lid, stoneware with applied relief vine and squirrel designs, China, Qing dynasty |
| Physical description | Teapot, of dark red stoneware, with handle and spout in the form of branches with raised foliage coloured in green and blue enamels; on the lid with two squirrels. |
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| Object history | Acquisition method and source not identified in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1870. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Production | Label, 1982 |
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| Accession number | 258&A-1870 |
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| Record created | January 15, 2009 |
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