"Yixing (zisha) Stoneware Teapot In The Shape Of A Peach. Qing Dynasty China. "
The teapot is shaped like a peach, it is made of beige stoneware, the handle and the spout are modeled in the same stoneware of the same color which is covered by a dark brown slip, imitating wood. The body of the peach is speckled with rust, probably also by blown projections of slip. On the other hand, all the leaves are modeled in another dark green stoneware and glued with slip. Rare and elegant model, 2 signatures, one under the peach and the other under the lid. Chinese work from the Qing period. Damaged, chips and cracks materialized on photos. 175x108m 
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