Teapot
1780-1880 (made)
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Round teapot encrusted with a variety of nuts, with the lid as a mushroom.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, hand built |
| Brief description | Teapot with nut decoration, Wang Zhiyuan mark, 1780-1880, Yixing, China |
| Physical description | Round teapot encrusted with a variety of nuts, with the lid as a mushroom. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Wang Zhiyuan' impressed near spout |
| Credit line | W.H. Cope bequest |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. W. H. Cope, accessioned in 1903. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Bibliographic reference | Rose Kerr, Yixing Wares in the V&A, Orientations Oct 1983.
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| Accession number | 629-1903 |
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| Record created | August 23, 2005 |
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