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THE SOAME JENYNS COLLECTION OF JAPANESE AND CHINESE ART
A GROUP OF FIVE YIXING TEAPOTS
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
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A GROUP OF FIVE YIXING TEAPOTS
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The group comprises a squat pear-shaped teapot with gilded rims, with an inscription to the base ending with the characters Meng Chen and a mark to the cover reading shui ping; a small dark brown speckled melon-form teapot with lion finial, impressed with the characters Rong Xiang within a leaf to the interior of the cover; a greyish-brown teapot incised with prunus branches and an angular calligraphic inscription; an octagonal teapot moulded with prunus and birds; and a teapot with stem-form finial incised with a cursive inscription and floral spray.
The largest, 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) wide
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The group comprises a squat pear-shaped teapot with gilded rims, with an inscription to the base ending with the characters Meng Chen and a mark to the cover reading shui ping; a small dark brown speckled melon-form teapot with lion finial, impressed with the characters Rong Xiang within a leaf to the interior of the cover; a greyish-brown teapot incised with prunus branches and an angular calligraphic inscription; an octagonal teapot moulded with prunus and birds; and a teapot with stem-form finial incised with a cursive inscription and floral spray.
The largest, 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
Collection of the late Soame Jenyns (1904-1976), then by descent within the family.
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Samantha Yuen