A famille rose-enamelled 'Han Fang' Yixing teapot and cover
Danranzhai studio mark, Qing DynastyThe dark brown clay potted in a square section with gently tapering sides and long handle and spout, decorated with a central band of landscape, bamboo and calligraphy on alternate turquoise and white grounds, with decorative bands at the foot and mouth, the base with impressed four-character seal mark, Danranzhai yin, Seal of the Studio of Calm and Tranquillity, the top of the handle with a further impressed seal within a double gourd, the cover with loop finial and floral enamelling. 19.5cm (7 3/4in) high (2).
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For another famille rose teapot of the same shape, also with Danranzhai studio mark, but dated 18th century, see Jan Shing-Hwa, I-Hsing Pottery, Taipei, 1982, p. 187.Another famille rose teapot and cover, of the same shape and with the same mark, but different decoration, was sold at Christie's, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 20-21 March 2014, lot 2210.