Teapot, anonymous, 1637

Teapot, anonymous, 1637

turning, h 6.5cm More details

On the bottom of this teapot is an inscription composed of eight Chinese characters: Dingchou dongri Yongqing fanggu, which translates as ‘made by Yongqing in the style of old masters on a winter day in the year of Ding Chou.’ Once the teapot was in Europe, it was fitted with a gold chain to keep the pot and its cover together.

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