Lot Essay
The six-character sealmark is impressed at the base of the pot, while the inscription on the cover consists of two concentric lines of characters, part of which translates as '... made for Imperial Use'
See the Yixing teapot and cover from the Hippisley Collection with a moulded design of trees and an inscription containing the name of Qianlong, illustrated by R. L. Hobson, Chinese Pottery and Porcelain, New York and London, 1915, vol.I, pl.50, fig.6.
See the Yixing teapot and cover from the Hippisley Collection with a moulded design of trees and an inscription containing the name of Qianlong, illustrated by R. L. Hobson, Chinese Pottery and Porcelain, New York and London, 1915, vol.I, pl.50, fig.6.