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THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A RARE AND UNUSUAL YIXING FACETED MONK'S CAP TEA POT AND COVER
Details
A RARE AND UNUSUAL YIXING FACETED MONK'S CAP TEA POT AND COVER
The well-potted, bulbous body of hexagonal form, the tapering spout projecting from the galleried rim of 'monk's cap' outline, the peak of the rim rising above a small lug on the interior and beside the tab surmounting the curved strap handle molded with a ruyi head terminal on the high shoulder, the faceted domed cover with bud finial, the base signed Da Bin
4¼ in. (10.7 cm.) high, wood box
The well-potted, bulbous body of hexagonal form, the tapering spout projecting from the galleried rim of 'monk's cap' outline, the peak of the rim rising above a small lug on the interior and beside the tab surmounting the curved strap handle molded with a ruyi head terminal on the high shoulder, the faceted domed cover with bud finial, the base signed Da Bin
4¼ in. (10.7 cm.) high, wood box
Provenance
Acquired in Beijing in the 1930s, and thence by descent within the family.
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