Lot 1205. An Yixing compressed teapot and cover, signed Mei Ruchuan, Qing dynasty. Length 6 3/8  in., 16.2 cm. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 USD. Lot Sold 150,000 USD. © Sotheby's.

the base with a signed inscription, dated to the first year of Hongguang, corresponding to 1645 (2).

Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby’s: Asian Art Featuring Chinese Art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Florence and Herbert Irving Gift, New York, 14 Sep 2019