Antique Chinese & Japanese PorcelainEuropean Ceramics & Works of Art
Chinese Yixing stoneware teapot & cover, 19-20th century, with basket weave decoration, the handle and spout in the form of bamboo, height: 4in., 10.2cm.
Notes:
ixing clay teapots (simplified Chinese: 宜兴; traditional Chinese: 宜興; pinyin: Yíxīng; Wade–Giles: I-Hsing), also called Zisha teapot (Chinese: 紫砂; pinyin: zǐshā; Wade–Giles: tsu sha; lit. 'Purple clay'),[1] are made from Yixing clay. This traditional style commonly used to brew tea originated in China, dating back to the 15th century, and are made from clay produced near Yixing in the eastern Chinese province of Jian
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