A group of four Yixing teapotsThe first a large octagonal example supporting a metal handle, lid, and spout, bearing a maker's mark to the base possibly reading Shao Yong[xing] zhi and a cast mark to the metal lid reading xin xing chang ji; the second of tree-trunk form covered in green enamel with floral detail highlighted in purple and yellow, the base impressed Yixing Zisha ming hu and the lid bearing a maker's mark reading Rongqing; the third of baluster shape potted to support a bamboo-form spout and loops for now lost bail handles at the shoulders, the sides covered in a colorfully enameled landscape, the possibly associated lid bearing traces of a Shi Dabin mark, the underside of the pot impressed with a maker's mark of a pavilion in a landscape; the fourth of compressed cylindrical section supporting a loop handle and curved spout, the lid impressed with the maker's mark possibly reading Lian[jie], the cracked base possibly reading Zhou Pan.
9 1/2in (24cm) width over handles of first and biggest (4).