Yixing stoneware teapot
Teapot
1675-1725 (made)
1675-1725 (made)
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This teapot was made in Yixing, a town in southeast China. There potters discovered deposit of a clay known as 'purple sand' that fires to a variety of brown or red colours. Yixing clay is highly plastic and as a result even amateur potters could mould it into the desired shape. It needs no glazing.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Yixing stoneware teapot (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Red stoneware with moulded decoration |
| Brief description | Yixing ware. Teapot, with silver spout and wicker handle, made in Yixing, China, 1675-1725 |
| Physical description | Round teapot with replacement silver spout and wicker handle. Moulded design of small boys among peony stems. |
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| Production type | small batch |
| Marks and inscriptions | Mark: Chen Wuzhi? |
| Object history | Purchased from Brown, accessioned in 1853. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Summary | This teapot was made in Yixing, a town in southeast China. There potters discovered deposit of a clay known as 'purple sand' that fires to a variety of brown or red colours. Yixing clay is highly plastic and as a result even amateur potters could mould it into the desired shape. It needs no glazing. |
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| Accession number | 729-1853 |
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| Record created | August 23, 2005 |
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