Teapot
1700-1750 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Highly prized ceramics have been repaired and restored since
antiquity, often by professional craftsmen who specialised in repairs.
Repairs enabled a damaged piece to be used again, or concealed a break or defect. Sometimes craftsmen added or removed parts in order to alter an object's function or to appeal to changing taste.
antiquity, often by professional craftsmen who specialised in repairs.
Repairs enabled a damaged piece to be used again, or concealed a break or defect. Sometimes craftsmen added or removed parts in order to alter an object's function or to appeal to changing taste.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with metal mounts and fuit wood handle |
| Brief description | Brown stoneware teapot with metal mounts and fruit wood handle, China (Yixing, Jiangsu province), 18th century |
| Physical description | A brown stoneware teapot and lid, decorated with moulded lappets and flying birds. The spout is made of metal and fruit wood, the knob fitted with metal mount and attached to a metal chain, all of which were added in Europe. |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'yun shi ju' stamped on base |
| Gallery label |
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| Production | The fruit wood handle (originally mistaken for bone) is very similar to those on English silver teapots and coffee pots, mainly of the first half of 18c. |
| Summary | Highly prized ceramics have been repaired and restored since antiquity, often by professional craftsmen who specialised in repairs. Repairs enabled a damaged piece to be used again, or concealed a break or defect. Sometimes craftsmen added or removed parts in order to alter an object's function or to appeal to changing taste. |
| Bibliographic reference | Rose Kerr, Yixing Wares in the V&A, Orientations Oct 1983.
CTs 11701 and 11701A |
| Other number | LOAN:ILLIDGE.11 - Previous loan number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.3-2003 |
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| Record created | December 1, 2003 |
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