Lot Essay
Shen Cunzhou was a renowned maker of pewter tea wares from the Jiaxing area in Zhejiang during the Kangxi period.
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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A PAIR OF INSCRIBED PEWTER TEA CADDIES
QING DYNASTY, SIGNED SHEN CUNZHOU (1629-1709)
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A PAIR OF INSCRIBED PEWTER TEA CADDIES
QING DYNASTY, SIGNED SHEN CUNZHOU (1629-1709)
The two separate tea caddies and covers are each shaped as a half oval, inscribed on the exterior with various poems on tea, followed by the signature Shen Cunzhou. The base of one caddy is inscribed with Shen's studio name Zhuju Zhuren (Master of the Bamboo Residence).
3 1/8 in. (8.1 cm.) high, Japanese wood box (2)
QING DYNASTY, SIGNED SHEN CUNZHOU (1629-1709)
The two separate tea caddies and covers are each shaped as a half oval, inscribed on the exterior with various poems on tea, followed by the signature Shen Cunzhou. The base of one caddy is inscribed with Shen's studio name Zhuju Zhuren (Master of the Bamboo Residence).
3 1/8 in. (8.1 cm.) high, Japanese wood box (2)
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