A BAMBOO-FORM YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER, 'BAMBOO BECOMING REAL', LU WENXIA (B. 1966)
Potted as a broken stalk of bamboo, with a small ladybug on the finial of the flat cover and on the top of the mouth; the front side with an inscription describing pure and simple, the tall stalk with a further four character inscription huaide junzi ('a man of complete virtue'), a square seal 'Lu Wenxia yin (seal by Lu Wenxia)' to the base with a small oval seal 'Wenxia' above the foot, an additional small oval seal to the cover
6⅜ (16.2 cm.) in. high
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Potted as a broken stalk of bamboo, with a small ladybug on the finial of the flat cover and on the top of the mouth; the front side with an inscription describing pure and simple, the tall stalk with a further four character inscription huaide junzi ('a man of complete virtue'), a square seal 'Lu Wenxia yin (seal by Lu Wenxia)' to the base with a small oval seal 'Wenxia' above the foot, an additional small oval seal to the cover
6⅜ (16.2 cm.) in. high