Teapot with a Decoration of Lions, anonymous, c. 1775 - c. 1799

Identification

Title(s)

Teapot with a Decoration of Lions
Square teapot with shishi in relief

Object type

teapot

Object number

AK-NM-6561-A-1

Description

Vierkante theepot van rood steengoed met een gebogen tuit en C-vormig oor, gedeeltelijk bedekt met een wit slib. Op de wand tweemaal een shishi (leeuwhond) met daartussen een wiel (chakra) [?]. Yixing.

Creation

Artist

anonymous

Place

China

Dating

c. 1775 - c. 1799

School / style

Qing-dynasty (1644-1912) / Qianlong-period (1736-1795) / Jiaqing-period (1796-1820)

Material and Technique

Material

stoneware

Technique

formed / fired / relief (sculpture technique)

Measurements

height 7 cm
width 15.5 cm

Subject

Who

Jean Theodore Royer

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

transferred 1885

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

...; collection Jean Theodore Royer (1737-1807), The Hague;{Note RMA.} bequeathed by his widow to King William I, 1814;{Note RMA.}; transferred to the Royal Cabinet of Curiosities, The Hague, 1816;{Note RMA.} from whom transferred to the museum, 1885

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Relations

Is part of

Square teapot with shishi in relief (AK-NM-6561-A)

Documentation

Vervolg op: De Haagse jurist Jean Theodore Royer (1737-1807) en zijn verzameling Chinese voorwerpen, p. 132, cat.nr. 311

Persistent URL

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