17 février 2024
Teapot and cover, late Ming or early Qing dynasty, 1620-1720, Dehua ware
Teapot and cover, late Ming or early Qing dynasty, 1620-1720, Dehua ware. Height: 7cm Diameter: 12.4cm. C.15&A-1913. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Teapot and cover of brown stoneware, covered with a crackled glaze over a white slip. The body is in the form of a pumpkin, the stalk of which forms the handle of the cover. The curved four-sided spout springs from a monster's jaw, and the loop handle is in the form of a conventional dragon.
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