Teapot
ca. 1984 (made)
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Teapot with lid, stoneware, brown of 'shui ping' type, i.e. mouth rim, tip of spout and top of handle are flush when placed upside down on a flat surface.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware |
| Brief description | Yixing ware. Teapot with lid, brown stoneware, made by Xu Yusheng; China (Yixing), ca. 1984 |
| Physical description | Teapot with lid, stoneware, brown of 'shui ping' type, i.e. mouth rim, tip of spout and top of handle are flush when placed upside down on a flat surface. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Xu Yusheng' sealmark on base |
| Object history | Bought in Hong Kong by Rose Kerr, AK/FED in course of trip to China to acquire 20th c. material in 1984. |
| Bibliographic reference | Rose Kerr 'Contemporary Chinese crafts' V&A Album 4, (1985), p.322, fig.6; Frances Wood and Rose Kerr 'Chinese collections' 'Crafts' 77 (Nov-Dec 1985), p.37 |
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| Accession number | FE.63&A-1984 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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