A HEXAGONAL PEWTER-ENCASED AND JADE-INSET YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER, QINGChina, 19th century. Of hexagonal form, supported on four short feet, the sides incised with floral and foliate designs as well as two poems, inset with jade pieces forming the tapering spout, loop handle, and the square finial of the cover, the translucent stones of celadon tone with cloudy white and russet inclusions.Provenance: Old Dutch private collection. Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2017.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and casting flaws, light scratches, minuscule nibbling to the edges.Weight: 544.3 gDimensions: Height 10 cm, Width 17 cm (handle to handle)Inscribed: 'Take autumnal orchids and tie them as a pendant'. Excerpt from the Li Sao ('Encountering Sorrow'), a poem from the Chuci anthology, dating from the Warring States period of ancient China, attributed to Qu Yuan.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related teapot of slightly larger size and signed Yang Pengnian, sold by Sotheby's Hong Kong in Chinese Art on 31 May to 1 June 2018, lot 403, for HKD 125,000 and another, dated to the year 1849, sold by Bonhams London in Fine Chinese Art on 12 May 2016, lot 69, for GBP 8,125.清代宜興胎包錫鑲玉詩文茶壺中國,十九世紀。六邊形,直身,上大、下略小,底端六較有折角形足;六邊形蓋,方紐,方直流,方把,與壺身相稱。壺嘴、把以及蓋紐鑲嵌白玉,質地溫潤,灰白相間。壺身每面可見詩文花卉。 來源:荷蘭私人收藏。2017年現藏家購於上述收藏。 品相:狀況極佳,有輕微的磨損和鑄造缺陷,輕微的刮擦,細微的邊緣磨損。 重量:544.3 克 尺寸:高 10 厘米, 柄至壺嘴17 厘米 拍賣結果對比:一件尺寸稍大並有楊彭年簽名的茶壺,於2018年5月31日至6月1日在香港蘇富比Chinese Art拍場,拍號403,售價HKD 125,000;另一件斷代1849年,於2016年5月12日在倫敦邦瀚斯Fine Chinese Art拍場,拍號69,售價GBP 8,125。