Bidspirit auction | SMALL CHINESE YIXING TEAPOT, SIGNED

SMALL CHINESE YIXING TEAPOT, SIGNED MENGCHEN 孟臣 - Qing Dynasty, Ca. AD 1644 - 1912. > A teapot of rounded, compressed globular form, raised on a short foot and set with a gently domed cover surmounted by a knop. It has a short, slightly tapering spout and a loop handle. It is potted in reddish Yixing stoneware of slightly coarse texture, the surface displaying natural speckling. On the base is inscribed a poetic line reading “杏花一色红十里” (“Apricot blossoms stretch for miles in a uniform red hue”). The base bears an impressed mark reading Mengchen (孟臣). > Provenance: Private UK Collection. > > Size: 125mm x 85mm; Weight: 145g > This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. >