A group of four Yixing vesselsThe first of compressed globular shape adorned in blue enamel, the base incised wei zhan xian chun, xiang tian shi xing; the second of ovoid shape incised in a nine character inscription, supporting an ovoid handle and an elongated spout, surmounted by an associated lid of cafe au lait porcelain and bearing a Wang family mark to the base; the third and fourth thinly potted cups lined in turquoise colored enamels to the interior, the third impressed in a leiwen band around the fluted rim, the fourth circular and inscribed in white slip to read shi quan zhu lu; together with a carved black stone teapot or water dropper incised in tree trunk and bamboo motifs and surmounted by a cicada finial to the lid.
7in (18cm) width over handles of the first (5).