An Unusual Yixing Teapot – Tree Trunk – late 20th Cty.
December 2012 Auction by Far East Asian Art

This is one of the more interesting Yixing teapots we have had. It has been molded into the shape of a section of tree trunk with many knot holes and broken branches, It measures 5 ½” from the back of the handle to the tip of the spout – the body is 3 ½” diameter and the piece stands 3 ½” high. The lid has a small applied branch as the finial and a few darker colored stylized flowers around the lid...