Yixing ware teapots, also known as Zisha teapots, have a rich history that dates back centuries. These teapots are named after Yixing, a city located in Jiangsu province, China. Yixing has been renowned for its clay and pottery production since the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Here is a brief history of Yixing ware teapots:

The origins of Yixing ware teapots can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). During this time, Yixing clay, also known as Zisha clay, was discovered in the region. The clay is found near the banks of Lake Tai and is known for its unique properties, including its ability to retain heat and enhance the flavor of tea.

Yixing ware teapots gained popularity during the late Ming Dynasty and the early Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). The teapots were favored by scholars, artists, and literati for their elegant and simple designs, as well as their more...

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Chinese Yixing tea pot, the round cover set with a pig finial,…

Yixing Tea Pot with Pig Finial and Melon Body

Chinese Yixing tea pot, the round cover set with a pig finial, set above a melon body, with short spout and curved handle in the form of a branch, decorated with foliage, mark to base and under cover, height 11.5 cm

A Yixing metal mounted tea pot, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, 12…

Yixing metal mounted tea pot, Qing Dynasty, 18th century

A Yixing metal mounted tea pot, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, 12 cm high 19 cm (width)

A Chinese Yixing four piece pottery tea set with pewter mounts,…

Chinese Yixing Tea Set with Pewter Mounts, 20th Century

A Chinese Yixing four piece pottery tea set with pewter mounts, 20th century, the teapot 13 cm high

Chinese decorated Yixing teapot, decorated in script to bowl,…

Chinese Yixing Teapot with Script Decoration and Character Marks

Chinese decorated Yixing teapot, decorated in script to bowl, character marks to base, height 8 cm

Good Chinese Yixing decorated teapot, with cat decoration…

Chinese Yixing Teapot with Cat Finial and Dragon Base

Good Chinese Yixing decorated teapot, with cat decoration finial to lid, applied bird decoration, character mark and dragon figure to base, height 10 cm; on a carved wood base.

3 Chinese Yixing pottery dark clay teapots, small chip to the…

Set of 3 Yixing Pottery Teapots, Small Lid Chip

3 Chinese Yixing pottery dark clay teapots, small chip to the inside rim of the lid of the larger.

Chinese Yixing pottery teapot with a dragon spout and kylin…

Dragon Spout Yixing Pottery Teapot with Kylin Finial

Chinese Yixing pottery teapot with a dragon spout and kylin finial.

2 Chinese Yixing pottery teapots, with relief moulded…

Chinese Yixing Pottery Teapots with Relief Moulded Inscriptions

2 Chinese Yixing pottery teapots, with relief moulded inscriptions. Chip to finial of the smaller; small chip to bottom corner of larger, and a chip inside the lid rim, H12.5 cm tallest

Chinese Yixing pottery Trapezoidal teapot, carved with an…

Inscribed Orchid Yixing Teapot: Elegant Trapezoidal Pottery (19cm)

Chinese Yixing pottery Trapezoidal teapot, carved with an inscription and orchids, height 19 cm

A signed Yixing 'Frog and Lotus' teapot and cover, the Lianzi…

Yixing 'Frog and Lotus' Teapot with Movable Seeds

A signed Yixing 'Frog and Lotus' teapot and cover, the Lianzi Quingwa Yixing teapot in even green tone and of compressed globular form, with a body of overlapping lotus leaves, a round handle, and leafy spout, the circular cover in the form of a lotus pod…

Two Chinese Yixing teapots, 20th century comprising a deep…

Pair of Yixing Teapots with Monkey and Gourd Motifs

Two Chinese Yixing teapots, 20th century comprising a deep olive ovoid Yixing teapot with a textured 'Peeling nut' style casing and a tall arched twig handle with monkeys, a domed lid with a monkey finial, text to the body and impressed seal underside,…

Three Chinese Yixing teapots, 20th century, one in the form of…

Chinese Yixing Teapots: Basket, Boat, Moon Flask

Three Chinese Yixing teapots, 20th century, one in the form of a round woven basket with a gourd-type spout, buff coloured with a rounded handle and pierced cover, the other two in deep olive tones, one in the shape of a traditional fishing boat and one…

A Chinese polished Yixing Zisha teapot for the Thai market,…

Polished Yixing Zisha Teapot, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century

A Chinese polished Yixing Zisha teapot for the Thai market, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, of classic bombe form of deep purple clay with pale speckles, with bronze fittings including overarching handle, the surface highly polished. Impressed…

A Chinese Yixing Zisha Bell-Form teapot, late 20th century, the…

Yixing Zisha Bell-Form Teapot, Late 20th Century

A Chinese Yixing Zisha Bell-Form teapot, late 20th century, the teapot of archaic bell form in purplish-brown clay with plain body, stamped to the base and under lid. Height 12 cm, width 19 cm

Chinese decorated Yixing teapot embossed dragon decoration,…

Embossed Dragon Yixing Teapot - 11 cm Height

Chinese decorated Yixing teapot embossed dragon decoration, height 11 cm.

Two Chinese Yixing teapots, both in deeper black olive tones,…

Yixing Teapots: Engraved and Textured with Monkey Handles

Two Chinese Yixing teapots, both in deeper black olive tones, the smaller one engraved to the round body with characters, with a branch type handle and cover finial, the other ovoid with a textured 'Peeling nut' or 'Cracked soil' casing and a tall arched…

A Chinese Yixing teapot, early 20th century, the finely crafted…

Yixing Teapot with Plum Blossom Sprigs

A Chinese Yixing teapot, early 20th century, the finely crafted pot in deep brown colours decorated with applied sprigs of plum blossom, with a twig form spout and finial and a branch-style handle; signed to the interior of the lid and underside, height 9…

Three various Chinese souvenir pieces including cased set…

Chinese Souvenir Trio: Tapers, Teapot, and Ginger Pot

Three various Chinese souvenir pieces including cased set Fortune Telling tapers, a Chinese Yixing teapot, and a green ceramic ginger pot.

Yixing clay and pewter teapot, unusual combination of metal…

Dragon-Embellished Yixing Clay and Pewter Teapot

Yixing clay and pewter teapot, unusual combination of metal decorated with double dragons, twin handles with fist design, lids inlaid with coin, base stamped with Chinese reign mark and pewter monogram

Two Chinese Yixing teapots. The small teapots in deep olive…

Yixing Teapots: Gourd and Round with Frog Lid

Two Chinese Yixing teapots. The small teapots in deep olive tones, one in the form of a long lobed gourd, with a rounded handle and a leaf shaped lid with a vegetal finial; the other round with a pumpkin branch type handle and a frog and leaf lid, both…

Chinese Yixing teapot with dragon decoration

Dragon Yixing Teapot

Chinese Yixing teapot with dragon decoration

Chinese Yixing type miniature teapot character mark to base,…

Chinese Yixing Miniature Teapot with Character Mark

Chinese Yixing type miniature teapot character mark to base, height 8.5 cm

A yixing lobed tea pot Jiang Jianmin (b. 1957) mark, late 20th…

Yixing Lobed Tea Pot by Jiang Jianmin (1957)

A yixing lobed tea pot Jiang Jianmin (b. 1957) mark, late 20th century 7.5 cm high. Provenance: From a private collection, Sydney

Chinese Yixing ceramic teapot embossed decoration, character…

Embossed Yixing Ceramic Teapot with Character Mark

Chinese Yixing ceramic teapot embossed decoration, character mark to base, height 8 cm.

Chinese Yixing teapot with embossed decoration and character…

Embossed Yixing Teapot with Character Marks

Chinese Yixing teapot with embossed decoration and character marks to base

Chinese Yixing teapot character mark to base, height 11 cm.

Yixing Teapot with Character Mark - 11cm Height

Chinese Yixing teapot character mark to base, height 11 cm.

Two Chinese inscribed Yixing 'Lipini' teapots; Republic period…

Chinese Yixing Teapots with Incised Poems

Two Chinese inscribed Yixing 'Lipini' teapots; Republic period (1912-1949) or later; both of ovoid form with a textured 'Pear skin' surface, each inscribed to the base with an incised poem. The larger: height 8.5 cm, width 13.8 cm

Chinese Yixing teapot and stand miniature Yixing teapot, marked…

Miniature Yixing Teapot with Carved Wood Stand

Chinese Yixing teapot and stand miniature Yixing teapot, marked to base, on carved wood stand, height 17 cm total including stand

Boxed Chinese Yixing teaset comprising 2 teapots, and 12…

Chinese Yixing Teaset with 14 Pieces - Unused in Box

Boxed Chinese Yixing teaset comprising 2 teapots, and 12 various tea bowls, and tea container, in unused condition, in original packaging.

A Chinese chrysanthemum-form Yixing Zisha teapot, Qing Dynasty…

Chrysanthemum Yixing Zisha Teapot, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century

A Chinese chrysanthemum-form Yixing Zisha teapot, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), circa 19th century, Dramatically modelled as a chrysanthemum blossom in high relief. Four-character mark to base reading 'Made by Li Maolin'. 11 cm high, 17 cm wide

A Chinese Zhu-Ni Yixing teapot, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) or…

Zhu-Ni Yixing Teapot with Inscription and Signature

A Chinese Zhu-Ni Yixing teapot, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) or later, of hu form in fine red clay, inscribed beneath with a one line poem, signed Yi gong. 8 cm high, 13 cm wide

A small Chinese Yixing teapot, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) or…

Qing Dynasty Yixing Teapot with Carved Poetry

A small Chinese Yixing teapot, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) or later, of compressed globular form in red clay, the base carved with a poem reading 'The waterfall measures three thousand feet', and 'Made by Meng Chen'. 6.5 cm high, 10.5 cm wide

A large Chinese enamelled Yixing Zisha teapot, Qing Dynasty…

Enamelled Yixing Zisha Teapot, Qing Dynasty

A large Chinese enamelled Yixing Zisha teapot, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, the square section teapot of deep purple clay with enamelled decoration of flowers within lappet borders. Circular mark to the base reading 'Danran Zhai'. 17 cm high,…

Yixing teapot, citron form in light brown clay (lid A/F)

Light Brown Citron Yixing Teapot (Lid A/F)

Yixing teapot, citron form in light brown clay (lid A/F)

Chinese Yixing teapot, of squat disc form with a loop handle…

Yixing Teapot with Incised Characters and Loop Handle

Chinese Yixing teapot, of squat disc form with a loop handle and short spout, the body with incised character marks, two character mark to base, height 7 cm x width 18 cm

Chinese Yixing tea pot, of squat form, with loop handle and…

Yixing Tea Pot with Mark, Loop Handle and Spout

Chinese Yixing tea pot, of squat form, with loop handle and short curved spout, mark to inner cover and base of body, height 6.5 cm x width 16 cm

Chinese Yixing pottery teapot with calligraphy roundel

Yixing Teapot with Calligraphy Roundel

Chinese Yixing pottery teapot with calligraphy roundel

Two Chinese Yixing pottery teapots including boat shaped

Yixing Boat and Round Teapots

Two Chinese Yixing pottery teapots including boat shaped

A yixing tea pot, Attributed to Yang Pengnian (1796-1850) 17.9…

Yang Pengnian Yixing Tea Pot

A yixing tea pot, Attributed to Yang Pengnian (1796-1850) 17.9 cm wide, 8.3 cm high

Chinese Yixing teapot. Bun form lidded pot with applied spout…

Yixing Teapot with Loop Handle and Applied Spout

Chinese Yixing teapot. Bun form lidded pot with applied spout and loop handle. Height 8.5 cm

Two Chinese Yixing teapots, of lobed baluster form, the cover…

Pair of Yixing Teapots with Lion Finial and Marks

Two Chinese Yixing teapots, of lobed baluster form, the cover set with Buddhist lion finial above a loop handle, impressed seal mark to base and cover, the other of squat pear form, with spherical finial and incised marks to base, a/f, height 10 cm and 13…

Chinese Yixing teapot, of faceted form, with an angled spout…

Yixing Teapot with Faceted Form and Ruyi Head Borders

Chinese Yixing teapot, of faceted form, with an angled spout and c-scroll handle, the cover set with loop finial above ruyi head borders, with similar decoration to body, mark to base, height 16 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney

Chinese Yixing teapot, of tapering faceted form with a curving…

Yixing Teapot with Floral Reserves and Ruyi Head Border

Chinese Yixing teapot, of tapering faceted form with a curving spout and recessed cover, with incised ruyi head border to shoulder, the body featuring floral reserves, mark to base and top of cover, height 14.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney

Chinese enamelled Yixing teapot, of cylindrical form with ear…

Enamelled Yixing Teapot with Bats and Foliage

Chinese enamelled Yixing teapot, of cylindrical form with ear shaped handle and angled spout, the cover set with a pierced cylindrical finial, the whole decorated in blue, pink, green and yellow enamels with stylised bats, clouds and stylised borders,…

Chinese Yixing teapot 10 cm high.

Yixing Teapot: A Chinese Treasure of Elegance

Chinese Yixing teapot 10 cm high.

A Chinese Yixing finger Citron-Form teapot, circa early 20th…

Yixing Finger Citron Teapot

A Chinese Yixing finger Citron-Form teapot, circa early 20th century, naturalistically modelled as a finger citron in light brown clay, with impressed seal mark reading 'Jinfu', possibly for fan Jinfu. 9 cm high

A Chinese green glazed Yixing Zisha teapot, Qing Dynasty…

Green Glazed Yixing Zisha Teapot, Qing Dynasty

A Chinese green glazed Yixing Zisha teapot, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), circa late 19th century, the reddish-brown teapot of rectangular section covered in a speckled green enamel glaze, with a square impressed seal to the base reading 'Hongnun'. 15 cm high…

A Chinese Robin's egg Yixing Zisha teapot, 19th/20th century,…

Robin's Egg Yixing Zisha Teapot with Y-Shaped Spout

A Chinese Robin's egg Yixing Zisha teapot, 19th/20th century, with y-shaped spout in deep purplish-brown clay, covered in a robin's egg enamel glaze. Seal marks to the lid and base, unread. 6.5 cm high, 10.5 cm wide. No visible faults or damage,…

Chinese Yixing and jade teapot, set with jade finial, spout and…

Yixing and Jade Teapot with Finial, Spout and Handle

Chinese Yixing and jade teapot, set with jade finial, spout and handle, with a fluted cylindrical body, with impressed seal mark to base, height 11 cm

Chinese Yixing teapot, with loop handles and fluted body,…

Dragon Yixing Teapot with Gilt Decoration

Chinese Yixing teapot, with loop handles and fluted body, decorated with rampant dragon in gilt, with impressed seal mark to base, height 17 cm

Large Chinese Yixing teapot, of plain robust form, the cover…

Chinese Yixing Teapot with Mythical Finial

Large Chinese Yixing teapot, of plain robust form, the cover set with mythical creature finial, mark to base, height 18 cm

A fine Chinese Yixing teapot and cover in the form of a pumpkin…

Yixing Pumpkin Teapot with Flower

A fine Chinese Yixing teapot and cover in the form of a pumpkin with applied flower. Impressed marks to underside and to inside lid. Height: 8 cm;Width: 15 cm

Chinese Yixing ceramic decorative teapot traditional Chinese…

Yixing Ceramic House Teapot

Chinese Yixing ceramic decorative teapot traditional Chinese house form, marked to base, height 12 cm.

Chinese YiXing teapot 14 cm high

14cm YiXing Teapot from China

Chinese YiXing teapot 14 cm high

Chinese Yixing teapot embossed decoration to lid and sides,…

Embossed Yixing Teapot with Character Marks

Chinese Yixing teapot embossed decoration to lid and sides, character marks to base, height 10 cm approx.

Two Chinese Yixing teapots one in lotus shape with purchse…

Pair of Chinese Yixing Teapots with Lotus Shape & Markings

Two Chinese Yixing teapots one in lotus shape with purchse receipt both with marks to base largest measures 14.5 cm wide, (2)

Yixing teapot, stamp to base, length 17 cm

Yixing Teapot with Stamp, 17 cm Length

Yixing teapot, stamp to base, length 17 cm

Chinese Yixing pottery teapot

Yixing Teapot: A Chinese Masterpiece

Chinese Yixing pottery teapot

Chinese Yixing pottery kettle shape large teapot with cast…

Yixing Pottery Teapot with Brass Handle

Chinese Yixing pottery kettle shape large teapot with cast brass bail handle

A Chinese Zisha teapot (melon shape), Yixing ware, Zhou…

Chinese Melon-shaped Zisha Teapot by Zhou Hongxing

A Chinese Zisha teapot (melon shape), Yixing ware, Zhou Hongxing sealed mark, alternative name Guai Cai, Mr Hongxin Zhou spends many years on research and production of Yixing red pottery wares. He has a profound understanding and enlightenment in the…

A ' Yixing' clay teapot bearing 4 character signature Wang…

Wang Nalin Yixing Clay Teapot - 12.5 cm Height

A ' Yixing' clay teapot bearing 4 character signature Wang Nalin to the base Height 12.5 cm

Ten Chinese Yixing clay teapots, 20th century, some with…

Collection of 10 Yixing Clay Teapots

Ten Chinese Yixing clay teapots, 20th century, some with certificates, the tallest 12 cm high

A Chinese Yixing Zisha Gongju teapot, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912),…

Yixing Zisha Gongju Teapot, Qing Dynasty, Polished in Bangkok

A Chinese Yixing Zisha Gongju teapot, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), circa 18th/19th century, the compressed globular teapot with straight spout and high foot, burnished to a high gloss in Bangkok, with upright cast bronze handle, and bronze fittings to the…

A Chinese inscribed yellow Yixing teapot of bamboo form,…

Yellow Yixing Bamboo Teapot with Inscriptions and Carvings

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…

A Chinese Yixing Zisha Robins egg glazed teapot, Qing Dynasty…

Qing Dynasty Robin's Egg Glazed Teapot

A Chinese Yixing Zisha Robins egg glazed teapot, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, the compressed globular teapot of Yixing Zisha clay, covered in a strong red and turquoise robin's egg glaze, the inside of the lid with an impressed oval mark, and…

Small Chinese brown YiXing teapot with prunus decoration.…

Brown YiXing Teapot with Prunus Decoration

Small Chinese brown YiXing teapot with prunus decoration. Impressed mark to lid. 13.5 cm handle to spout.

A Chinese black Yixing teapot, 'Golden Bell', Chen Zhengchu…

"Golden Bell" Yixing Teapot by Chen Zhengchu

A Chinese black Yixing teapot, 'Golden Bell', Chen Zhengchu (1958-), circa 2006, of undecorated bell form, in fine burnished black clay. Accompanied by a certificate, 9.4 cm high, 14.5 cm wide

A Chinese Yixing teapot, 'Happiness Descending from Heaven',…

"Happiness from Heaven" Yixing Teapot

A Chinese Yixing teapot, 'Happiness Descending from Heaven', Liu Jianfei (born 1969), the teapot of zisha clay with inlaid coloured clays, depicting a spider waiting for its prey to fall from above, titled 'Happiness Descending from Heaven'. Seal mark…

A Chinese compressed inlaid Yixing teapot, 'Blessings in front…

Yixing Teapot with Inlaid Lid by Liu Jianfei

A Chinese compressed inlaid Yixing teapot, 'Blessings in front of Your Eyes', Liu Jianfei (born 1969), circa 2005, the teapot of compressed globular form, undecorated to the main body, the lid inlaid with gold and silver characters. Titled 'Blessings in…

A Chinese compressed inlaid Yixing Zisha teapot, 'Fortune…

Compressed Yixing Zisha Teapot with Inlaid Bats and Shou

A Chinese compressed inlaid Yixing Zisha teapot, 'Fortune longevity one Bead', Liu Jianfei (born 1969), circa 2005, Yixing Zisha, China, the teapot of compressed globular form in zisha clay, finely inlaid with gold and silver bats and shou characters.…

A Chinese inlaid black Yixing teapot, 'Fortune longevity one…

Inlaid Yixing Teapot by Liu Jianfei

A Chinese inlaid black Yixing teapot, 'Fortune longevity one Bead', Liu Jianfei (born 1969), circa 2005, the teapot of black clay, inlaid with gold and silver archaic characters to the side, the lid inlaid with gold and red coloured clay in a repeating…

A pair of Chinese compressed Yixing teapots, 'Fortune longevity…

Compressed Yixing Teapots with Gold and Silver Inlay

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A 19th century Chinese Yixing ware teapot, sculpted in zisha…

Cherry Blossom Yixing Teapot with Silver Spout

A 19th century Chinese Yixing ware teapot, sculpted in zisha clay as a tree trunk carved in relief with cherry blossom, with replaced spout in silver

Two Chinese Yixing ceramic teapots one with character marks to…

Pair of Yixing Ceramic Teapots with Character Marks

Two Chinese Yixing ceramic teapots one with character marks to base, height 11 cm, each.

Two Chinese Yixing ceramic teapots each of blue/grey Yixing…

Pair of Yixing Ceramic Teapots with Script Decoration

Two Chinese Yixing ceramic teapots each of blue/grey Yixing ceramic, with script decoration, character marks to base, each with a craved wood stand, height 7 cm, & 8 cm, teapots only.

Chinese Yixing teapot, of cylindrical form with raised panels,…

Yixing Teapot with Bamboo Accents

Chinese Yixing teapot, of cylindrical form with raised panels, with simulated bamboo handle, spout and finial, marks to base, height 8 cm

Chinese Yixing teapot, of baluster form, with loop handle and…

Yixing Teapot with Loop Handle and Marked Base

Chinese Yixing teapot, of baluster form, with loop handle and short spout, with circular ring to finial, mark to base, height 7.5 cm

A Chinese handmade Yixing teapot, the dark brown body unglazed,…

Yixing Teapot with Impressed Mark

A Chinese handmade Yixing teapot, the dark brown body unglazed, impressed mark to base, impressed mark to base.

Chinese Yixing petit teapot, of baluster form, decorated with…

Yixing Lotus Teapot, 8cm

Chinese Yixing petit teapot, of baluster form, decorated with lotus flowers, in tones of yellow, green and pink, seal mark to base, height 8 cm

A Yixing type teapot, of simple compressed globular shape,…

Yixing Teapot with Hui Mengchen Seal

A Yixing type teapot, of simple compressed globular shape, domed lid and a side spout, bearing, apocryphal seal of Hui Mengchen underside, boxed, height 7.5 cm

Chinese Yixing ceramic teapot pumpkin shape, with decorated lid,…

Yixing Pumpkin Teapot with Decorated Lid

Chinese Yixing ceramic teapot pumpkin shape, with decorated lid, character marks to base. (Height 7 cm

A green pottery Yixing type teapot, of squat form with a low…

Green Yixing Pottery Teapot with Bamboo Handle and Sprigs

A green pottery Yixing type teapot, of squat form with a low domed lid, a bamboo finial, handle and spout, and foliage sprigs, impressed mark underside, height 8 cm, width 17 cm, diameter 11.5 cm

A Chinese Yixing melon form teapot, relief melon decoration,…

Yixing Melon Teapot with Vine Handles

A Chinese Yixing melon form teapot, relief melon decoration, vine form handles. Height 12.5 cm.

A Chinese Yixing teapot within teapot, matt black body, the…

Yixing Teapot with Inner Teapot and Repaired Lid

A Chinese Yixing teapot within teapot, matt black body, the inner teapot with repaired lid. Character marks to reverse panel. Height 15.5 cm.

A Chinese Yixing teapot, shishi finial lid, bats and coins to…

Yixing Teapot with Shishi Finial and Bats

A Chinese Yixing teapot, shishi finial lid, bats and coins to the compressed body, mouth form spout fitting. Height 11.8 cm.

A Chinese Yixing teapot, shishi finial lid, bats and coins to…

Yixing Teapot with Shishi and Bats

A Chinese Yixing teapot, shishi finial lid, bats and coins to the compressed body, mouth form spout fitting. Height 11.8 cm.

A Chinese Yixing teapot, with money toad form lid.

Yixing Teapot with Money Toad Lid

A Chinese Yixing teapot, with money toad form lid.

A large Chinese Yixing Zisha Fencai teapot Jiaqing period, the…

Yixing Fencai Teapot with Butterfly and Flower Motifs

A large Chinese Yixing Zisha Fencai teapot Jiaqing period, the large teapot of globular form, the clay of deep brownish-purple hue, beautifully decorated all over with butterflies and flowers including rose and lotus in blue, pink and green enamels from…

Two Chinese inscribed Yixing Zisha Teapots Daoguang/Tongzhi…

Chinese Yixing Zisha Teapots with Inscriptions and Seals

Two Chinese inscribed Yixing Zisha Teapots Daoguang/Tongzhi period and Republic period one teapot of purplish-red coloured clay, in the shape of a roof-tile end, one side with moulded decoration of two characters in seal script, with a seal mark to the…

A Chinese Yixing Zisha Li bi teapot attributed to Heng Mao,…

Heng Mao Yixing Zisha Li Bi Teapot

A Chinese Yixing Zisha Li bi teapot attributed to Heng Mao, late Ching Dynasty, late 19th century, of globular hu form, potted from deep purplish-red clay, with a richly textured li bi (pear skin) finish, plaided string joining the teapot handle to the…

Two Chinese Yixing Zisha Teapots 19th/ first half 20th century…

Pair of Antique Chinese Yixing Zisha Teapots

Two Chinese Yixing Zisha Teapots 19th/ first half 20th century one teapot of deep purplish brown clay in the form of a narcissus flower, covered in a mottled blue 'Robin's egg' glaze, with a square impressed seal mark of Shao Ping to the base., the other…

Two Chinese inscribed yellow Yixing Teapots Republic period one…

Chinese Republic Period Yixing Teapots with Inscriptions

Two Chinese inscribed yellow Yixing Teapots Republic period one teapot of trapezoidal grain measure shape, with incised black-filled decoration to one side of bamboo, to the other side inscribed with a three line poem by Yu-ping, with seals of Gan Cheng…

A Late-18th century/early 19th century Chinese Yixing tea pot,…

Qing Dynasty Yixing Tea Pot by Jiang Zhenxiang

A Late-18th century/early 19th century Chinese Yixing tea pot, Qing Dynasty, Made by Jiang Zhenxiang, height 7.5 cm, depth 11 cm

A Chinese purple clay granulated tea pot, three character marks…

Chen Guangfu's Ming Dynasty Purple Clay Teapot

A Chinese purple clay granulated tea pot, three character marks Chen Guangfu under the base, Cheng Guangfu (1621-1644) is from Yixing, Jiangsu. Although he was partially blind,the teapot he made is excellent. He is one of the best purple granulated teapot…

A Chinese Republic Yixing square tea pot, height 11 cm, width…

Chinese Republic Yixing Square Tea Pot - 11cm

A Chinese Republic Yixing square tea pot, height 11 cm, width 11 cm