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Bid 2500.00
No Reserve
01/29 17:13

Antique Yixing Pewter-encased ruyi shape teapot
January 2016 Auction by Far East Asian Art

A very charming, pewter tea pot with yixing-clay core (zisha) in the shape of a ruyi head/stylized cloud pattern with handle and sprout in  a light, greenish jade. One side decorated with incised chrysanthemum, the other with a poetic inscription including a wish for long life. In the inside yixing core, a fainted seal stamp looks like the maker's = Wei. Qing, mid 19th century, around 1850. H 8 cm, L 16.5 cm...
Bid 175.00
No Reserve
03/26 11:56 EDT