An Yixing teapot and cover18th century
The vessel modelled as a seated phoenix, the head turned to the reverse, a short spout issuing from the neck, the body carved and incised to simulate the plumage, the cover in the form of a pearl issuing from flames. 15cm (5.7/8in) long. (2).注脚See a similar teapot in the British Museum, collection no. OA+.6621; and a similar tea pot published in P. Valfre, Yixing: Teapots for Europe, Poligny, 2000, no. 226.