A YIXING 'PETRIFIED' LOG-FORM TEAPOT AND COVER, 'HEART ACHE', ZHOU DINGFANG (B. 1965)

Modeled as a decaying length of wood, with one pointed long end forming the handle and a short end forming the spout; the base with a square artist's seal mark 'Dingfang tao yi (Pottery art by Dingfang)' and an incised inscription with the artist's signature 'Dingfang zao hu (Teapot made by Dingfang)', the interior of the cover with one small square seal 'Dingfang'
8 in. (20.3 cm.) across