A CHINESE YIXING ZISHA DOUBLE BARREL TEAPOT GUANGXU PERIOD (1875-1908)

Description: A CHINESE YIXING ZISHA DOUBLE BARREL TEAPOT
GUANGXU PERIOD (1875-1908)
Potted from refined purple sand from Yixing, this teapot is in a rare double barrel style simulating a pair of bound handscrolls, the lid surmounted by a qilong handle. Accompanied by an original invoice dated 1999.
10.7cm high, 22.5cm wide

PROVENANCE:
Purchased from the Shao Xing City Cultural Relics and Antique Centre, 1999.

Condition:

Condition: Large rim chips to the inner rim of the lid, three small chips to the footrim.

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