An Yixing stoneware 'crab and carp' teapot and cover Early Qing dynasty
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An Yixing stoneware 'crab and carp' teapot and cover
Early Qing dynasty
The body modelled as raging waves with a carp leaping out from the surface of the water, surmounted by a cover with a crab crouched dormant at the top.
15cm long.
Estimate:
HK$ 40,000 - 60,000
US$ 5,200 - 7,700
£3,400 - 5,100

Footnotes

  • 清早期 朱泥鯉魚踏浪壺

    朱泥發色古樸淳厚，壺身包漿潤澤。壺通體波浪紋，以鯉魚作把，蓋以蟹為飾，蟹殼、蟹爪描繪生動逼真，浪花卷起處成嘴，整體粗獷浩然，寓意鯉躍龍門。

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Yixing Stoneware from the Mr and Mrs Gerard Hawthorn Collection: Part II (lots 501-545)

Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art

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An Yixing stoneware 'crab and carp' teapot and cover Early Qing dynasty