Yixing ware Teapot

Teapot with cover.
Body: dark chocolate brown clay, fired hard.
Glaze: none.
Decoration: vertical fluting of the body; cover and foot.
Inscription of seven characters incised on base.

Maker(s)
Artist: Li Chung-fang
Historical period(s)
Ming dynasty, attributed to 1620 but likely 19th-early 20th century
Medium
Unglazed stoneware
Style
Yixing ware
Dimensions
H x W: 9.4 x 15.6 cm (3 11/16 x 6 1/8 in)
Geography
China, Jiangsu province, Yixing
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1939.64a-b
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Teapot

Keywords
China, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644), stoneware, tea, Yixing ware
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Teapot with cover.
Body: dark chocolate brown clay, fired hard.
Glaze: none.
Decoration: vertical fluting of the body; cover and foot.
Inscription of seven characters incised on base.

Inscription(s)

Inscription of seven characters incised on base.

Published References
  • Pang Yuanji. Hsu chai ming tao tu lu (Xuzhai ming tao tu lu) [Catalogue of Chinese Pottery in the Collection of Pang Yuan-chi]. 2 vols. Taipei. vol. 1: p. 11.
  • Gerard Tsang. Yixing tao yi [Yixing Pottery]. Hong Kong. pl. 2.
  • Oriental Ceramics: The World's Great Collections. 12 vols., Tokyo. vol. 10, pl. 119.
  • Chung-kuo ch'a hu ta kuan. Taipei. p. 20, pl. 2.
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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