Description: A CHINESE INSCRIBED YELLOW YIXING TEAPOT OF BAMBOO FORM REPUBLIC PERIOD (1912-1949)
A teapot of yellow clay, simulating bamboo with segments appearing on the body, spout, handle and lid, the lid with relief carved decoration of bamboo leaves beside the handle, the body with incised black and colour filled decoration of archaic and regular script inscriptions and a bird on a branch of plum blossoms. With an impressed seal mark to the inside of the lid reading 'Liansheng', for the potter 'Shi Liansheng (1880-1950), and the incised decoration signed 'Shoushi'.
11.5cm high, 17cm wide
Condition Report: Condition:
A firing flaw and possible crack to the underside. The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect articles for sale at our pre-sale viewing where Leonard Joel staff are available for advice. Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.