Lot Essay
The inscription on the teapot could be translated as: The rock has no more fragrance
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TWO YIXING VESSELS
18th/19th century
Comprising a teapot of compressed spherical shape with cabriole spout and loop handle, the rim of the body, cover and spout metal-mounted, the recessed base with a five-character inscription, the slightly domed cover surmounted by a pierced knop finial, the handle restuck, 4 1/8in. (10.5cm.) long; and a brushpot naturalistically moulded and detailed in the form of a portion of a pine trunk issuing a small branch with pine-cones, 4¼in. (11cm.) high (2)
18th/19th century
Comprising a teapot of compressed spherical shape with cabriole spout and loop handle, the rim of the body, cover and spout metal-mounted, the recessed base with a five-character inscription, the slightly domed cover surmounted by a pierced knop finial, the handle restuck, 4 1/8in. (10.5cm.) long; and a brushpot naturalistically moulded and detailed in the form of a portion of a pine trunk issuing a small branch with pine-cones, 4¼in. (11cm.) high (2)