Y3 A squat red cinnabar lacquered Yixing teapot

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Description

Description:  Chinese Yixing teapot of compressed round form, thickly lacquered with red cinnabar lacquer. The lacquer carved with pumpkin motifs, tendrils and a finely intricated pattern especially on the lid, which has a movable inset, probably meant to hold a bamboo handle.

Dating:  19th century

Size:  21.5 cm from handle to spout

Provenance:  Antiquarian market

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