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Alarge Yixing Armorial teapot and shallow domed cover decorated in pink, blue and white enamel, iron-red and gilt with a coat of arms either side surmounted by a crest and surrounded by flower sprays, below smaller flower sprays at the shoulder, the c-scroll handle and the spout with gilt scrolling foliage and the cover surmounted by a knop finial (gilt rubbed), the base with two seal marks and the interior cover with one -- 9½in. high, 18th Century.
The arms are English.
The seals on the base read: Jingqi, the ancient name for Yixing, and Shao Xumao zhi, made by Shao Xumao.
See Illustration.
The arms are English.
The seals on the base read: Jingqi, the ancient name for Yixing, and Shao Xumao zhi, made by Shao Xumao.
See Illustration.