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Gibson Antiques
7 Georgian House
10 Bury Street, St James's
London
London
SW1Y 6AA
England

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AN INSCRIBED YIXING GLOBULAR TEAPOT AND COVER (c. 1800 to c. 1900 China)

Reference no. 88478

Dimensions

13.00cm wide    8.00cm high    (5.12 inches wide  3.15 inches high)

Provenance

Dutch private collection

Condition

In good condition

Description / Expertise

of simple yet elegantly potted form, the classic `brick red' clay inscribed to the base with a scholarly eight-character poem:

Yin hua yong yue, pin zhu ping cha: `Reciting flower poems and singing about the moon, Playing the flute while appraising the tea'