A LARGE INSCRIBED YIXING TEAPOT, LATE MING DYNASTY - EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

A LARGE INSCRIBED YIXING TEAPOT
LATE MING DYNASTY - EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The teapot is modelled with a globular body, an ear-shaped handle and a curved spout. The exterior is incised in running script with two lines from a Tang-dynasty poem by Wang Changling titled Bidding Farewell to Xinjian at the Hibiscus Pavilion, followed by the name of potter Dabin. The slightly domed cover is modeled with a finial in the form of a lion with its right front paw on a brocade ball.
11¾ in. (29.9 cm.) long, box

Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM THE KAM KU HIN COLLECTION