Teapot with two calligraphic characters
| Accession Nr.: | 79.55.1-2 |
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| Type: | vessel; pottery |
| Date of production: |
19th century
Qing dynasty |
| Place of production: |
| Marks: | 宜興 (Yixing) moulded mark in the cover |
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| Materials: | earthenware |
| Dimensions: | height: 10 cm width: 17.8 cm |
This semicylindrical item falls into the category of geometric vessels and is one of the eighteen innovative teapot shapes designed by Chen Mansheng. There are two characters on the side of the dish: 延壽 (yan shou).
